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 16: Security procedures and practices.
    1[16. Security procedures and practices.--The Central Government may, for the purposes of sections 14 and 15, prescribe the security procedures and practices:
     Provided that in prescribing such security procedures and practices, the Central Government shall have regard to the commercial circumstances, nature of transactions and such other related factors as it may consider appropriate.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by s 11, ibid., for sections 15 and 16 (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).
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