Act Number: 21

Act Name: The Information Technology Act, 2000

Year: 2000

Enactment Date: 2000-06-09

Long Title: An Act to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic data interchange and other means of electronic communication, commonly referred to as

Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Department:

Section 11: Attribution of electronic records.
    An electronic record shall be attributed to the originator--
         (a) if it was sent by the originator himself;
         (b) by a person who had the authority to act on behalf of the originator in respect of that electronic record; or
         (c) by an information system programmed by or on behalf of the originator to operate automatically
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