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Preamble
Ministry of Law, Justice and
Company Affairs (Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 9th June 2000/Jyaistha 19, 1922 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the
assent of the President on the 9th June 2000 and is hereby published for
general information:-
The Information Technology
Act, 2000
(No 21 of 2000)
As Amended by Information
Technology Amendment Bill 2006 passed in Loksabha on Dec 22nd and in
Rajyasbha on Dec 23rd of 2008 , Presidential assent given on 5th
February 2009, and notified with effect from October 27, 2009
[9th June, 2000]
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An Act to provide legal
recognition for the transactions carried our by means of
electronic data interchange and other means of electronic
communication, commonly referred to as "Electronic Commerce",
which involve the use of alternatives to paper based methods of
communication and storage of information , to facilitate
electronic filings of documents with the Government agencies and
further to amend the Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act,
1872,, The Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891, and the Reserve
Bank of India Act, 1934 and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto. |
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WHEREAS the
General Assembly of the United Nations by resolution
A/RES/51/162, dated the 30 th January, 1997 has adopted the
Model Law on Electronic Commerce adopted by the United Nations
Commission on International Trade Law;
AND WHEREAS the said
resolution recommends inter alia that all States give
favourable consideration to the said Model Law when they enact
or revise their laws, in view of the need for uniformity of the
law applicable to alternatives to paper-based methods of
communication and storage of information;
AND WHEREAS
it is considered necessary to give effect to the said resolution
and to promote efficient delivery of Government services by
means of reliable electronic records,
BE it enacted
by Parliament in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India
as follows:- |
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