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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.

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 Schedule II

Title: The Second Schedule

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....(Amendment) Act, 2008 Prior to substitution text read as under :- "THE SECOND SCHEDULE [See section92] AMENDMENTSTO THE INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872 [Act,No. 1 of1872] 1. In section3,- (a) in the definition of "Evidence", for the words "all documents produced for the inspection of the Court", the words "all documents includingelectronic records produced for the inspection of the Court" shall be substituted; (b) after the definition of "India", the following shall be inserted, namely:- 'the expressions "Certifying Authority", "digital signature", "Digital Signature Certificate", "electronic form", "electronic records"," information", "secure electronic record", "secure digital signature" and "subscriber" shall have the meaningsrespectively assigned to them in the Information Technology Act, 2000.'. 2. In section 17, for the words "oral or documentary,", the words "oral or documentary or contained in electronic form" shall be substituted. 3. After section 22, the following section shall be inserted, namely:- "22A. When oral admission as to contents of electronic records are relevant.-Oral admissions as to the contents ofelectronic records are not relevant,.....

Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 Part 51 52

Title: Amendment of the Indian Penal Code

State: Central

Year: 2008

.....the opinion of the Examiner of Electronic Evidence referred to in section 79A of the Information Technology Act, 2000(21 of 2000)., is a relevant fact. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, an Examiner of Electronic Evidence shall be an expert."; (c) Amendment of section 47A -in section 47A,-- (i) for the words "digital signature", the words "electronic signature" shall be substituted; (ii) for the words "Digital Signature Certificate", the words "Electronic Signature Certificate" shall be substituted; (d) Amendment of section 67A -in section 67A, for the words "digital signature" wherever they occur, the words "electronic signature" shall be substituted; (e) Amendment of section 85A - in section 85A, for the words "digital signature" at both the places where they occur, the words "electronic signature" shall be substituted; (f) Amendment of section 85B.-in section 85B, for the words "digital signature" wherever they occur, the words "electronic signature" shall be substituted; (g) Amendment of section 85C in section 85C, for the words "Digital Signature Certificate", the words "Electronic Signature Certificate" shall be substituted; (h) Amendment.....

Right to Information Act, 2005 Section 4

Title: Obligations of Public Authorities

State: Central

Year: 2005

...... (xvii)such other information as may be prescribed; and thereafter update thesepublications every year; (c)publish all relevant facts while formulating important policies or announcingthe decisions which affect public; (d)provide reasons for its administrative or quasi judicial decisions to affectedpersons. (2) Itshall be a constant endeavour of every public authority to take steps inaccordance with the requirements of clause (b) of sub-section (1) to provide asmuch information suo motu to the public at regular intervals through variousmeans of communications, including internet, so that the public have minimumresort to the use of this Act to obtain information. (3) Forthe purpose of sub-section (1), every information shall be disseminated widelyand in such form and manner which is easily accessible to the public. (4) Allmaterials shall be disseminated taking into consideration the cost effectiveness,local language and the most effective method of communication in that localarea and the information should be easily accessible, to the extent possible inelectronic format with the Central Public Information Officer or State PublicInformation Officer, as.....

Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 Section 51

Title: Amendment of Indian Penalcode

State: Central

Year: 2008

In the Indian Penal Code(45 of 1860)-- (a) Amendment of section 4.- in section 4,-- (i) after clause (2), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-- "(3) any person in any place without and beyond India committing offence targeting a computer resource located in India."; (ii) for the Explanation, the following Explanation shall be substituted, namely:-- 'Explanation--In this section-- (a) the word "offence" includes every act committed outside India which, if committed in India, would be punishable under this Code; (b) the expression "computer resource" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000(21 of 2000).'; (b) Amendment of section 40.- in section 40, in clause (2), after the figure "117", the figures and word "118, 11 9 and 120" shall be inserted; (c) Amendment of section 118.-- in section 118, for the words "voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design", the words "voluntarily conceals by any act or omission or by the use of encryption or any other information hiding tool, the existence of a design" shall be substituted; (d).....

Information Technology Act, 2000 Chapter XI

Title: Offences

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....- Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract 1[72A. Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract.-- Save as otherwise provided in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, any person including an intermediary who, while providing services under the terms of lawful contract, has secured access to any material containing personal information about another person, with the intent to cause or knowing that he is likely to cause wrongful loss or wrongful gain discloses, without the consent of the person concerned, or in breach of a lawful contract, such material to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees, or with both.] _________________ 1. Inserted vide Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. Section 73 - Penalty for publishing Electronic Signature Certificate false in certain particulars (1) No person shall publish a 1[Electronic] Signature Certificate or otherwise make it available to any other person with the knowledge that (a) the Certifying Authority listed in the certificate has not.....

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).....