Short title, extent, commencement and application
Section 1 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with short title, extent, commencement and application. This Act may be called the Information Technology Act, 2000. The Act came into force on 17 Oct 2000.
(1) This Act may be called the Information Technology Act, 2000.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of India and, save as otherwise provided in this Act, it applies also to any offence or contravention thereunder committed outside India by any person.
(3) It shall come into fo rce on such date 1 as the Central Government may, by notificati on, appoint and 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 commencement of that provision.
2 [(4) Nothing in this Act shall apply to documents or transactions specified in the First Schedule:
Provided that the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the First Schedule by way of a ddition or deletion of entries thereto.
(5) Every notification issued under sub-section (4) shall be laid before each House of Parliament.]
Section 1, The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000).
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
Questions about Section 1
What does Section 1 of the Information Technology Act deal with?
Section 1 of the Information Technology Act is headed "Short title, extent, commencement and application". This Act may be called the Information Technology Act, 2000.
How do I find court cases under Section 1 of the Information Technology Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IT Act 1, section 1 IT Act, section 1 of the Information Technology Act. People searching for it also type it act 139 1. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 1 of the Information Technology Act, and has it changed?
The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 2: most recently Amendment to the First Schedule of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) (2022), then Information Technology (Certifying Authorities) Rules, 2000. (2000).
When did Section 1 of the Information Technology Act come into force?
Section 1 of the Information Technology Act, cited as IT Act 1, came into force on 17 Oct 2000, having been enacted on 09 Jun 2000. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1304 words
- 87. Power of Central Government to make rules877 words
- 43. Penalty and compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc506 words
- 46. Power to adjudicate370 words
- 89. Power of Controller to make regulations345 words
- 70B. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response326 words
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