Title : Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008
State : Central
Year : 2008
Preamble1 - THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008 Part I Section1 - Short title and commencement Part 2 50 Section2 - Substitution of words "digital signature" by words "electronic signature". Section3 - Amendment of section 1 Section4 - Amendment of section 2 Section5 - Amendment of heading of Chapter II Section6 - Insertion of new section 3A Section8 - Insertion of new section 6A Section9 - Insertion of new section 10A Section10 - Amendment of section 12 Section11 - Substitution of new sections for sections 15 and 16 Section12 - Amendment of section 17 Section13 - Omission of section 20 Section14 - Amendment of section 29 Section15 - Amendment of section 30 Section16 - Amendment of section 34 Section17 - Amendment of section 35 Section18 - Amendment of..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Short Title and Commencement
State : Central
Year : 2008
(1) This Act may be called the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. (2) It shall come into force on 1[such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint :] Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. ____________________________ 1. The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 is effective from 27.10.2009 vide Notification No. SO2690(E) dated 27.10.2009. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Heading of Chapter Ii
State : Central
Year : 2008
In Chapter II of the principal Act, for the heading, the heading "Digital signature and electronic signature" shall be substituted. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Heading of Chapterix
State : Central
Year : 2008
In Chapter IX of the principal Act, in the heading, for the words "Penalties and adjudication ", the words "Penalties, compensation and adjudication" shall be substituted. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Heading of Chapter X
State : Central
Year : 2008
In Chapter X of the principal Act, in the heading, the word "Regulations" shall be omitted. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Substitution of New Sections for Sections 49 to 52
State : Central
Year : 2008
For sections 49 to 52 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be substituted, namely:-- "49. Composition of Cyber Appellate Tribunal.-- (1) The Cyber Appellate Tribunal shall consist of a Chairperson and such number of other Members, as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that the person appointed as the Presiding Officer of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal under the provisions of this Act immediately before the commencement of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 shall be deemed to have been appointed as the Chairperson of the said Cyber Appellate Tribunal under the provisions of this Act as amended by the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. (2) The selection of Chairperson and Members of the Cyber..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 43
State : Central
Year : 2008
In section 43 of the principal Act,-- (a) in the marginal heading, for the word "Penalty", the words "Penalty and Compensation" shall be substituted; (b) in clause (a), after the words "computer network", the words "or computer resource" shall be inserted; (c) after clause (h), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-- "(i) destroys, deletes or alters any information residing in a computer resource or diminishes its value or utility or affects it injuriously by any means; (j) steal, conceals, destroys or alters or causes any person to steal, conceal, destroy or alter any computer source code used for a computer resource with an intention to cause damage;"; (d) for the portion begining with the words "he shall be liable to pay damages" and ending with the words..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Omission of Third Schedule and Fourth Schedule
State : Central
Year : 2008
The Third Schedule and the Fourth Schedule to the principal Act shall be omitted. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Section 2
State : Central
Year : 2008
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 (j), 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-- (i) the use of satellite, microwave, terrestrial line, wire, wireless or other communication media; and (ii) terminals or a complex consisting of two or more inter-connected computers or communication device whether or not the inter-connection is continuously maintained;'; (C)..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Amendment of Indian Evidence Act
State : Central
Year : 2008
In the Indian Evidence Act, 1872(1 of 1872),-- (a) Amendment of section 3.- in section 3 relating to interpretation clause, in the paragraph appearing at the end, for the words "digital signature" and "Digital Signature Certificate", the words "electronic signature" and "Electronic Signature Certificate" shall respectively be substituted; (b) Insertion of new section 45A -after section 45, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-- "45A. Opinion of Examiner of Electronic Evidence.-When in a proceeding, the court has to form an opinion on any matter relating to any information transmitted or stored in any computer resource or any other electronic or digital form, the opinion of the Examiner of Electronic Evidence referred to in section 79A of the Information Technology Act,..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section