1 - Short title, extent, commencement and application.
2 - Definitions.
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3 - Authentication of electronic records.
3A - Electronic signature.
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4 - Legal recognition of electronic records.
5 - Legal recognition of electronic signatures.
6 - Use of electronic records and electronic signatures in Government and its agencies.
6A - Delivery of services by service provider.
7 - Retention of electronic records.
7A - Audit of documents, etc., maintained in electronic form.
8 - Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette.
9 - Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form.
10 - Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of electronic signature.
10A - Validity of contracts formed through electronic means.
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11 - Attribution of electronic records.
12 - Acknowledgment of receipt.
13 - Time and place of despatch and receipt of electronic record.
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14 - Secure electronic record.
15 - Secure electronic signature.
16 - Security procedures and practices.
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17 - Appointment of Controller and other officers.
18 - Functions of Controller.
19 - Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities.
20 - [Omitted.].
21 - Licence to issue electronic signature Certificates.
22 - Application for licence.
23 - Renewal of licence.
24 - Procedure for grant or rejection of licence.
25 - Suspension of licence.
26 - Notice of suspension or revocation of licence.
27 - Power to delegate.
28 - Power to investigate contraventions.
29 - Access to computers and data.
30 - Certifying Authority to follow certain procedures.
31 - Certifying Authority to ensure compliance of the Act, etc.
32 - Display of licence.
33 - Surrender of licence.
34 - Disclosure.
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35 - Certifying authority to issue electronic signature Certificate.
36 - Representations upon issuance of Digital signature Certificate.
37 - Suspension of Digital Signature Certificate.
38 - Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate.
39 - Notice of suspension or revocation.
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40 - Generating key pair.
40A - Duties of subscriber of Electronic Signature Certificate.
41 - Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate.
42 - Control of private key.
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43 - Penalty and compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc.
43A - Compensation for failure to protect data.
44 - Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc.
45 - Residuary penalty.
46 - Power to adjudicate.
47 - Factors to be taken into account by the adjudicating officer.
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48 - Appellate Tribunal.
49 - [Omitted.].
50 - [Omitted.].
51 - [Omitted.].
52 - [Omitted.].
52A - [Omitted.].
52B - [Omitted.].
52C - [Omitted.].
52D - Decision by majority.
53 - [Omitted.].
54 - [Omitted.].
55 - Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings.
56 - [Omitted.].
57 - Appeal to Appellate Tribunal.
58 - Procedure and powers of the Appellate Tribunal.
59 - Right to legal representation.
60 - Limitation.
61 - Civil court not to have jurisdiction.
62 - Appeal to High Court.
63 - Compounding of contraventions.
64 - Recovery of penalty or compensation.
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65 - Tampering with computer source documents.
66 - Computer related offences.
66A - Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.
66B - Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device.
66C - Punishment for identity theft.
66D - Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource.
66E - Punishment for violation of privacy.
66F - Punishment for cyber terrorism.
67 - Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.
67A - Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.
67B - Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.
67C - Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries.
68 - Power of Controller to give directions.
69 - Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.
69A - Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource.
69B - Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cyber security.
70 - Protected system.
70A - National nodal agency.
70B - Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response.
71 - Penalty for misrepresentation.
72 - Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy.
72A - Punishment for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract.
73 - Penalty for publishing electronic signature Certificate false in certain particulars.
74 - Publication for fraudulent purpose.
75 - Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India.
76 - Confiscation.
77 - Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment.
77A - Compounding of offences.
77B - Offences with three years imprisonment to be bailable.
78 - Power to investigate offences.
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79 - Exemption from liability of intermediary in certain cases.
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79A - Central Government to notify Examiner of Electronic Evidence.
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80 - Power of police officer and other officers to enter, search, etc.
81 - Act to have overriding effect.
81A - Application of the Act to electronic cheque and truncated cheque.
82 - Controller, Deputy Controller and Assistant Controller to be public servants.
83 - Power to give directions.
84 - Protection of action taken in good faith.
84A - Modes or methods for encryption.
84B - Punishment for abetment of offences.
84C - Punishment for attempt to commit offences.
85 - Offences by companies.
86 - Removal of difficulties.
87 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
88 - Constitution of Advisory Committee.
89 - Power of Controller to make regulations.
90 - Power of State Government to make rules.
91 - [Omitted.].
92 - [Omitted.].
93 - [Omitted.].
94 - [Omitted.].
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