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TypeBare Act JurisdictionDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Government

The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 Section 41

Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate

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The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 Section 41 is part of The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 - Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) A subscriber shall be deemed to have accepted a Digital Signature Certificate if he publishes or authorises the publication of a Digital Signature Certificate— (a) to one or more persons;

(b) in a repository, or otherwise demonstrates his approval of the Digital Signature Certificate in any manner.

(2) By accepting a Digital Signature Certificate the subscriber certifies to all who reasonably rely on the information contained in the Digital Signature Certificate that— (a) the subscriber holds the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the Digital Signature Certificate and is entitled to hold the same;

(b) all representations made by the subscriber to the Certifying Authority and all material relevant to the information contained in the Digital Signature Certificate are true;

(c) all information in the Digital Signature Certificate that is within the knowledge of Section 42 - the subscriber is true

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What does The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 Section 41 provide?

Section Section 41 of the The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 (Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate) is reproduced on this page as part of the The INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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