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Right to Information Act, 2005 Chapter II

Title: Right to Information and Obligations of Public Authorities

State: Central

Year: 2005

.....the same forthwith to the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or senior officer specified under sub-section (1) of section 19 or the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission, as the case may be. Provided that where an application for information or appeal is given to a Central Assistant Public Information Officer or a State Assistant Public Information Officer, as the case may be, a period of five days shall be added in computing the period for response specified under sub-section (1) of section 7. (3) Every Central Public Information-Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall deal with requests from persons seeking information and render reasonable assistance to the persons seeking such information. (4) The Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, may seek the assistance of any other officer as he or she considers it necessary for the proper discharge of his or her duties. (5) Any officer, whose assistance has been sought under sub-section (4), shall render all assistance to the Central Public Information Officer or.....

Information Technology Act, 2000 Amending Act 1

Title: Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....TECHNOLOGY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008 [Act No. 10 of 2009] [5th February 2009] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Information Technology Act, 2000. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- PART I Preliminary 1. Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. (2) It shall come into force on 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. PART II Amendments to the Information Technology Act, 2000 2. Substitution of words "digital signature" by words "electronic signature". In the Information Technology Act, 2000 (hereinafter in this Part referred to as the 21 of 2000. principal Act), for the words "digital signature" occurring in the Chapter, section, subsection and clause referred to in the Table below, the words "electronic signature" shall be substituted. .....

Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 Part 2 50

Title: Amendments to the Information Technology Act, 2000

State: Central

Year: 2008

.....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.'. Section 12 - Amendment of section 17 In section 17 of the principal Act,-- (a) in sub-section (1), for the words "and Assistant Controllers", the words ", Assistant Controllers, other officers and employees" shall be substituted; and (b) in sub-section (4), for the words "and Assistant Controllers", the words ", Assistant Controllers, other officers and employees" shall be substituted.". Section 13 - Omission of section 20 Section 20 of the principal Act shall be omitted. Section 14 - Amendment of section 29 In section 29 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words "any contravention of the provisions of this Act, rules or regulations made thereunder", the words "any contravention of the provisions of this Chapter" shall be substituted. Section 15 - Amendment of section 30 In section 30 of the principal Act,-- (i) in clause (c), after the word "assured", the word "and" shall be omitted; (ii) after clause (c), the following.....

Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 69B

Title: Power to Authorise to Monitor and Collect Traffic Data or Information Through Any Computer Resource for Cyber Security

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....or information. (3) The procedure and safeguards for monitoring and collecting traffic data or information, shall be such as may be prescribed. (4) Any intermediary who intentionally or knowingly contravenes the provisions of sub-section (2) shall be punished with an imprisonment for a term which any extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section,- (i) "computer contaminant" shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 43; (ii) "traffic data" means any data identifying or purporting to identify any person, computer system or computer network or location to or from which the communication is or may be transmitted and includes communications origin, destination, route, time, data, size, duration or type of underlying service and any other information.] __________________ 1. Inserted vide Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008.

Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 Section 12

Title: Power to Call for Returns, Documents or Other Information

State: Central

Year: 2007

The Reserve Bank may call for from any system provider such returns or documents as it may require or other information in regard to the operation of his payment system at such intervals, in such form and in such manner, as the Reserve Bank may require from time to time or as may be prescribed and such order shall be complied with.

Information Technology Act, 2000 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....record is retained intact or has been altered since such electronic record was so affixed with the digital signature. (2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment or any provision thereof shall, in relation to an area in which such enactment or such provision is not in force, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law or the relevant provision of the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area. SECTION 03: AUTHENTICATION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS (1) Subject to the provisions of this section any subscriber may authenticate an electronic record by affixing his digital signature. (2) The authentication of the electronic record shall be effected by the use of asymmetric crypto system and hash function which envelop and transform the initial electronic record into another electronic record. Explanation."For the purposes of this sub-section, "hash function" means an algorithm mapping or translation of one sequence of bits into another, generally smaller, set known as "hash result" such that an electronic record yields the same hash result every time the algorithm is executed with the same electronic record as its input making it computationally infeasible" (a).....

The Right to Information Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2005

.....also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed; AND WHEREAS revelation of information in actual practice is likely to conflict with other public interests including efficient operations of the Governments, optimum use of limited fiscal resources and the preservation of confidentiality of sensitive information; AND WHEREAS it is necessary to harmonise these conflicting interests while preserving the paramountancy of the democratic ideal; NOW, THEREFORE, it is expedient to provide for furnishing certain information to citizens who desire to have it. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Right to Information Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) The provisions of sub-section (1) of sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 5, sections 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 27 and 28 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment.";.....

The Right to Information Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 2005

.....to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed; . And whereas revelation of information in actual practice is likely to conflict with other public interests including efficient operations of the Governments, optimum use of limited fiscal resources and the preservation of confidentiality of sensitive information; And whereas it is necessary to harmonise these conflicting interests while preserving the paramountcy of the democratic ideal; Now. therefore, it is expedient to provide for furnishing certain information to citizens who desire to have it. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I Preliminary 1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Right to Information Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) The provisions of sub-section (1) of section 4, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 5, sections 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 27 and 28 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its.....

The Freedom of Information Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 2002

.....of the Governmental agencies by requiring them to make public certain information about their working and work product. THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2002 An Act to provide for freedom to every citizen to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, consistent with public interest, in order to promote openness, transparency and accountability in administration and in relation to matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Freedom of Information Act, 2002 (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. Definition In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires " (a) "appropriate government" means in relation to a public authority established, constituted, owned, substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly or controlled " (i) by the Central Government, the Central.....

Right to Information Act, 2005 Chapter III

Title: The Central Information Commission

State: Central

Year: 2005

.....appointment is, in receipt of retirement benefits in respect of any previous service rendered in a Corporation established by or under any Central Act or State Act or a Government company owned or controlled by the Central Government or the State Government, his salary in respect of the service as the Chief Information Commissioner or the Information Commissioner shall be reduced by the amount of pension equivalent to the retirement benefits: Provided also that the salaries, allowances and other conditions of service of the Chief Information Commissioner and the Information Commissioners shall not be varied to their disadvantage after their appointment. (6) The Central Government shall provide the Chief Information Commissioner and the Information Commissioners with such officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of their functions under this Act, and the salaries and allowances payable to, and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees appointed for the purpose of this Act shall be such as may be prescribed. Section 14 - Removal of Information Commissioner or Deputy Information Commissioner (1) Subject to the.....