Information Technology Act, 2000
Act No. 21 of 2000 · in force from 17 October 2000 · 123 sections in 14 chapters. Every section below links to its verbatim text. Search it in plain words on AskBNS.
Chapter I: Preliminary
Chapter II: Digital Signature and Electronic Signature
Chapter III: Electronic Governance
- IT Act4 Legal recognition of electronic records
- IT Act5 Legal recognition of [electronic signatures]
- IT Act6 Use of electronic records and [electronic signatures] in Government and its agencies
- IT Act6A Delivery of services by service provider
- IT Act7 Retention of electronic records
- IT Act8 Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette
- IT Act9 Sections 6, 7 and 8 not to confer right to insist document should be accepted in electronic form
- IT Act10 Power to make rules by Central Government in respect of [electronic signature]
- IT Act10A Validity of contracts formed through electronic means
Chapter IV: Attribution, Acknowledgment and Despatch of Electronic Records
- IT Act11 Attribution of electronic records
- IT Act12 Acknowledgment of receipt
- IT Act13 Time and place of despatch and receipt of electronic record
Chapter V: Secure Electronic Records and Secure Electronic Signature
- IT Act14 Secure electronic record
- IT Act15 Secure electronic signature
- IT Act16 Security procedures and practices
Chapter VI: Regulation of Certifying Authorities
- IT Act17 Appointment of Controller and other officers
- IT Act18 Functions of Controller
- IT Act19 Recognition of foreign Certifying Authorities
- IT Act20 [ Controller to act as repository. ] Omitted by the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 (10 of 2009), s. 13 (w. e. f. 27
- IT Act21 Licence to issue [electronic signature] Certificates
- IT Act22 Application for licence
- IT Act23 Renewal of licence
- IT Act24 Procedure for grant or rejection of licence
- IT Act25 Suspension of licence
- IT Act26 Notice of suspension or revocation of licence
- IT Act27 Power to delegate
- IT Act28 Power to investigate contraventions
- IT Act29 Access to computers and data
- IT Act30 Certifying Authority to follow certain procedures
- IT Act31 Certifying Authority to ensure compliance of the Act, etc
- IT Act32 Display of licence
- IT Act33 Surrender of licence
- IT Act34 Disclosure
Chapter VII: Electronic Signature Certificates
- IT Act35 Certifying authority to issue [electronic signature] Certificate
- IT Act36 Representations upon issuance of Digital Signature Certificate
- IT Act37 Suspension of Digital Signature Certificate
- IT Act38 Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate
- IT Act39 Notice of suspension or revocation
Chapter VIII: Duties of Subscribers
- IT Act40 Generating key pair
- IT Act40A Duties of subscriber of Electronic Signature Certificate
- IT Act41 Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate
- IT Act42 Control of private key
Chapter IX: Penalties, Compensation and Adjudication
- IT Act43 [Penalty and compensation] for damage to computer, computer system, etc
- IT Act43A Compensation for failure to protect data
- IT Act44 Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc
- IT Act45 Residuary penalty
- IT Act46 Power to adjudicate
- IT Act47 Factors to be taken into account by the adjudicating officer
Chapter X: The Appellate Tribunal
- IT Act48 Establishment of [Appellate Tribunal]
- IT Act49 [Composition of Cyber Appellate Tribunal.]
- IT Act50 [Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson and Members of Cyber Appellate Tribunal.]
- IT Act51 [Term of office, conditions of service, etc., of Chairperson and Members.]
- IT Act52 [Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.]
- IT Act52A [Powers of superintendence, direction, etc.]
- IT Act52B [Distribution of business among Benches. ]
- IT Act52C [Power of Chairperson to transfer cases.]
- IT Act52D Decision by majority
- IT Act53 [Filling up of vacancies.]
- IT Act54 [Resignation and removal.]
- IT Act55 Orders constituting Appellate Tribunal to be final and not to invalidate its proceedings
- IT Act56 [Staff of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal.]
- IT Act57 Appeal to [ Appellate Tribunal]
- IT Act58 Procedure and powers of the [Appellate Tribunal]
- IT Act59 Right to legal representation
- IT Act60 Limitation
- IT Act61 Civil court not to have jurisdiction
- IT Act62 Appeal to High Court
- IT Act63 Compounding of contraventions
- IT Act64 Recovery of [penalty or compensation]
Chapter XI: Offences
- IT Act65 Tampering with computer source documents
- IT Act66 Computer related offences
- IT Act66A [Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.]
- IT Act66B Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device
- IT Act66C Punishment for identity theft
- IT Act66D Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource
- IT Act66E Punishment for violation of privacy
- IT Act66F Punishment for cyber terrorism
- IT Act67 Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form
- IT Act67A Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form
- IT Act67B Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form
- IT Act67C Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries
- IT Act68 Power of Controller to give directions
- IT Act69 Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource
- IT Act69A Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource
- IT Act69B Power to authorise to monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cyber security
- IT Act70 Protected system
- IT Act70A National nodal agency
- IT Act70B Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response
- IT Act71 Penalty for misrepresentation
- IT Act72 Penalty for Breach of confidentiality and privacy
- IT Act72A [Penalty] for disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract
- IT Act73 Penalty for publishing [electronic signature] Certificate false in certain particulars
- IT Act74 Publication for fraudulent purpose
- IT Act75 Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India
- IT Act76 Confiscation
- IT Act77 Compensation, penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment
- IT Act77A Compounding of offences
- IT Act77B Offences with three years imprisonment to be bailable
- IT Act78 Power to investigate offences
Chapter XII: Intermediaries Not to be Liable in Certain Cases
Chapter XIIA: Examiner of Electronic Evidence
Chapter XIII: Miscellaneous
- IT Act80 Power of police officer and other officers to enter, search, etc
- IT Act81 Act to have overriding effect
- IT Act81A Application of the Act to electronic cheque and truncated cheque
- IT Act83 Power to give directions
- IT Act84 Protection of action taken in good faith
- IT Act84A Modes or methods for encryption
- IT Act84B Punishment for abetment of offences
- IT Act84C Punishment for attempt to commit offences
- IT Act85 Offences by companies
- IT Act86 Removal of difficulties
- IT Act87 Power of Central Government to make rules
- IT Act88 Constitution of Advisory Committee
- IT Act89 Power of Controller to make regulations
- IT Act90 Power of State Government to make rules
- IT Act91 [ Amendment of Act 45 of 1860. ]
- IT Act92 [ Amendment of Act 1 of 1872.]
- IT Act93 [ Amendment of Act 18 of 1891.]
- IT Act94 [ Amendment of Act 2 of 1934.]