After section 72 of the principal Ac;t, the following section shaJl be insened,
708. (1) The CenlraI Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazene,
Computer appoint an agency of the Governmenllo be called the Indian Computer Emergency
Emerle:ncy
RespOMC Response Team.
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(2) The Central Government shall provide the agency referred 10 in sub-section
""" u (J) with a Oirector..(jeneral and such olherofficers and employees as may be prescribed.
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I,eney fOf
I.lleldenl (1) The sal8JY and allowances and terms and conditions ofthe Director..{jeneral
ruponse and other officers and employees shall be such as may be prescribed.
(4) The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team sha.J1 serve as the national
agency for performing the following functions in the area of cyber seaJrity,-
(0) collection, analysis and dissemination of information on cyber
incidents;
(b) forecast and alerts ofcyber security incidents;
(c) emergency measures for handling cyber security incidents;
(d) coordination of cyber incidents response activities;
(e) issue guidelines, advisories, vulner1bility nOles and whitepapcrs
relating to information security practices, proc.edw-es, preventation, response
and reporting of cyber incidents;
(j) such other functions relating to cyber security as may be prescribl;:d.
(5) The manner of perfonning fun~tions and duties ofthe agency referred to in
S'.Jb-secrion (1) shaJi be such as may be prescribed.
(6) For canying out the provisions of sub-section (4), the agency referred to in
sub-section (1) rna)' call for information and give direc:rion to the service providers,
intcnnediaries, data centrck, body corporate and any other person.
(7) Any service provider, intermediaries. data centres, body corporate or person
who fails to provide the information called for or comply with the dlrtctioo under sub-
section (6), shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term whicb may extend to one
year or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both.
(8) No counshalllake cognizance ofany offence under this section, except on
a complainl made by an officer authorised in this behalf by the agency rcrmed to in
sub-section (1).".
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namely:- II", SCC1l011
72.
"72A. Save as otberwiseprovided in thisActar any other law for the time being P:llushmCDI
in force, any person including an inttnnediary who, \\'hile providing strvices under the for diulosure
of mfonlation
terms of lawful rontraet, has secured access to any material conlaining personal III b~b
information about another penon. with the intent to cause or knowing that he is likely of b:~"fiI1
to cause wrongful loss or wrongful gain discloses, without the consent of the person CODlnltl
concerned, or in breacb of a lawful contract. sucb maIeria. to any other pcr5