Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form
Section 9 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form. Nothing contained in sections 6, 7 and 8 shall confer a right upon any person to insist that any Ministry or Department of the Central Government or the State Government or any authority or body es tablished by or under any law or controlled or funded by the Central or State Government should accept The Act came into force on 17 Oct 2000.
Nothing contained in sections 6, 7 and 8 shall confer a right upon any person to insist that any
Ministry or Department of the Central Government or the State Government or any authority or body es tablished by or under any law or controlled or funded by the Central or State Government should accept, issue, create, retain and preserve any document in the form of electronic records or effect any monetary transaction in the electronic form.
Section 9, The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000).
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Questions about Section 9
What does Section 9 of the Information Technology Act deal with?
Section 9 of the Information Technology Act is headed "Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form". Nothing contained in sections 6, 7 and 8 shall confer a right upon any person to insist that any Ministry or Department of the Central Government or the State Government or any authority or body es tablished by or under any law or controlled or funded by the Central or State Government should accept
How do I find court cases under Section 9 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 9, section 9 IT Act, section 9 of the Information Technology Act. 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 9 of the Information Technology Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 6 (Use of electronic records and electronic signatures in Government and its agencies), section 7 (Retention of electronic records), section 8 (Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 9 of the Information Technology Act come into force?
Section 9 of the Information Technology Act, cited as IT Act 9, 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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