THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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PARTI
AMENDMENTS TO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AcT, 2000
Substitution of
words “digital
signature” by
words
“electronic
2. In the Information Technology Act, 2000 (hereinafter in this Part referred to as the
principal Act), for the words “digital signature” occurring in the Chapter, section, subsection and clause referred to in the Table below, the words “electronic signature” shall be
substituted.
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Signature”.
TABLE
S.No.
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Chapter/section/sub-section/clause
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clauses (d), (g), (A) and (zg) of section 2;
section 5 and its marginal heading;
marginal heading of section 6;
4)
clauses (a), (b), (c) and (e) of section 10 and its marginal heading;
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(8)
(9)
(10)
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(12)
(13)
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heading of Chapter V;
clauses (/) and (g) of section 18;
sub-section (2) of section 19;
sub-sections (/) and (2) of section 21 and its marginal heading;
sub-section (3) of section 25;
clause (c) of section 30;
clauses (a) and (@) of sub-section (7) and sub-section (2) of section 34;
heading of Chapter VII;
section 35 and its marginal heading;
(14)
section 64;
(1s)
section 71;
(16)
(17)
(18)
Amendment
of section 1.
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sub-section (/) of section 73 and its marginal heading;
section 74; and
clauses (d), (n) and (0) of sub-section (2) of section 87.
3. In section 1 of the principal Act, for sub-section (4), the following sub-sections shall
be substituted, namely:—
“(4) Nothing in this Act shall apply to documents or transactions specified in
the First Schedule:
Provided that the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
amend the First Schedule by way of addition or deletion of entries thereto.
(5) Every notification issued under sub-section (4) shall be laid before each
House of Parliament.”.
Amendment
of section 2.
4. In section 2 of the principal Act—
(A) after clause (h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
‘(ha) “communication device” means cell phones, personal digital
assistance or combination of both or any other device used to communicate,
send or transmit any text, video, audio or image;’;
(B) for clause (/), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-—
*(j) “computer network” means the inter-connection of one or more
computers or computer systems or communication device through—
(é the use of satellite, microwave, terrestrial line, wire, wireless or
other communication media; and
(i) terminals or a complex consisting of two or more inter-connected
computers or communication device whether or not the inter-connection
is continuously maintained;’;
21 of 2000.