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TypeBare Act JurisdictionDelhi Government

The Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 16

Security procedures and practices

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The Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 16 is part of The Information Technology Act, 2000 - Security procedures and practices. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1[16. Security procedures and practices.--The Central Government may, for the purposes of sections 14 and 15, prescribe the security procedures and practices:
Provided that in prescribing such security procedures and practices, the Central Government shall have regard to the commercial circumstances, nature of transactions and such other related factors as it may consider appropriate.]


1. Subs. by s 11, ibid., for sections 15 and 16 (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).

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