Delivery of services by service provider
Section 6A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with delivery of services by service provider. The appropriate Government may, for the purposes of this Chapter and for efficient delivery of services to the public through electronic means authorise, by order, any service provider to set up, maintain and upgrade the computerised facilities and perform such other services as it may specify, by n The Act came into force on 17 Oct 2000.
1 [6A. Delivery of services by service provider.--(1) The appropriate Government may, for the purposes of this Chapter and for efficient delivery of services to the public through electronic means authorise, by order, any service provider to set up, maintain and upgrade the computerised facilities and perform such other services as it may specify, by notification in the Official Gazette.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, service provider so authorised includes any individual, private agency, private company, partnership firm, sole proprietor firm or any such other body or agency which has been granted permission by the appropriate Government to offer services through electronic means in accordance with the policy governing such service sector.
(2) The appropriate Government may also authorise any service provider authorised under sub-section (1) to collect, retain and appropriate such service charges, as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government for the purpose of providing such services, from the person availing such service.
(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the appropriate Government may authorise the service providers to collect, retain and appropriate service charges under this section notwithstanding the fact that there is no express provision under the Act, rule, regulation or notification under which the service is provided to collect, retain and appropriate e-service charges by the service providers.
(4) The appropriate Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the scale of service charges which may be charged and collected by the service providers under this section:
Provided that the appropriate Government may specify different scale of service charges for different types of services.]
Section 6A, The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Referred to by 1
Made under this section, and citing it
6 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.
- Information Technology (Preservation and Retention of Information by Intermediaries Providing Digital Locker Facilities) Rules, 2016Rule 2016
- Information Technology Department — e-Governance — Electronic Delivery of Services in the State — Tamil Nadu Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules, 2016 - Notified - Orders - IssuedOrder 2016
- Tamil Nadu Information Technology (ESD) Rules, 2016Notification 2016
- Tamil Nadu Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules, 2016Rule 2016
- National capital Territory of Delhi Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules, 2012Rule 2012
- Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules 2011Rule 2011
Questions about Section 6A
What does Section 6A of the Information Technology Act deal with?
Section 6A of the Information Technology Act is headed "Delivery of services by service provider". [6A. Delivery of services by service provider.--(1) The appropriate Government may, for the purposes of this Chapter and for efficient delivery of services to the public through electronic means authorise, by order, any service provider to set up, maintain and upgrade the computerised facilities and
How do I find court cases under Section 6A 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 6A, section 6A IT Act, section 6A of the Information Technology Act. People searching for it also type income tax act 6a. 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 6A of the Information Technology Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 6: most recently Information Technology (Preservation and Retention of Information by Intermediaries Providing Digital Locker Facilities) Rules, 2016 (2016), then Information Technology Department — e-Governance — Electronic Delivery of Services in the State — Tamil Nadu Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules, 2016 - Notified - Orders - Issued (2016), and 4 more.
When did Section 6A of the Information Technology Act come into force?
Section 6A of the Information Technology Act, cited as IT Act 6A, 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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- 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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