Surrender of licence
Section 33 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with surrender of licence. Every Certifying Authority whose licence is suspended or revoked shall immediately after such suspension or revocation, surrender the licence to the Controller. The Act came into force on 17 Oct 2000.
(1) Every Certifying Authority whose licence is suspended or revoked shall immediately after such suspension or revocation, surrender the licence to the Controller.
(2) Where any Certifying Authority fails to surrender a licence under sub-section (1), the person in whose favour a licence is issued, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be 1]liable to penalty which may extend to five lakh rupees].
Section 33, The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000).
Questions about Section 33
What does Section 33 of the Information Technology Act deal with?
Section 33 of the Information Technology Act is headed "Surrender of licence". Every Certifying Authority whose licence is suspended or revoked shall immediately after such suspension or revocation, surrender the licence to the Controller.
How do I find court cases under Section 33 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 33, section 33 IT Act, section 33 of the Information Technology Act. People searching for it also type income tax act section 33 and income tax act section 33 1. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 33 of the Information Technology Act come into force?
Section 33 of the Information Technology Act, cited as IT Act 33, 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.
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