2 THE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section PART I - PRELIMINARY 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Objects of the Act 4. Application of the Act PART II - ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES 5. Legal recognition of electronic records 6. Requirement for writing 7. Electronic records 8. Electronic signatures PART III - LIABILITY OF NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS 9. Liability of network service providers PART IV - ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS 10. Validity of contracts 11. Declarations of intent 12. Attribution of electronic record and signature 13. Acknowledgment of receipt 14. Time and place of sending and receipt PART V - SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES 15. Secure electronic records 16. Secure electronic signatures 17. Presumptions relating to secure electronic records and signatures PART VI - EFFECT OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES 18. Secure electronic records with digital signatures 19. Secure digital signatures 20. Presumptions regarding certificates 21. Unreliable digital signatures PART VII - OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO DIGITAL SIGNATURES 22. Reliance on certificates 23. Prerequisites to publication of certificates PART VIII - OBLIGATIONS OF CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES 24. Trustworthy system 25. Disclosure 26. Issuing of certificate 27. Representations on issue of certificate 28. Suspension of certificate 29. Revocation of certificate 30. Revocation without subscriber's consent 31. Notice of suspension 32. Notice of revocation PART IX - OBLIGATIONS OF SUBSCRIBERS 33. Generating key pair 34. Acceptance of certificate 35. Control of private key 36. Initiating suspension or revocation PART X - REGULATION OF CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES 37. Controller of Certification Authorities 38. Recommended reliance limit 39. Liability limits for licensed certification authorities PART XI - PUBLIC SECTOR USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES 40. Acceptance of electronic filing and issue of documents PART XII - ADMINISTRATION 41. Confidentiality 42. Authorised officer 43. Directions by Controller 44. Production of documents and data 45. Power of access to computers and data 46. Warrant to search and seize PART XIII - MISCELLANEOUS 47. Offences 48. Consent of Director of Public Prosecutions 49. Jurisdiction 50. Regulations 51. Transitional provision 52. Consequential amendments 53. Commencement