>> INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 (NO. 21 OF
2000)
MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 9th June, 2000 /Jyaistha 19, 1922 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 9th
June, 2000, and is hereby published for general information:—
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000
(No. 21 of 2000)
[ 9th June, 2000 ]
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 "electronic commerce", which involve the use of alternatives to
paper-based methods of communication and storage of information, to facilitate electronic
filing of documents with the Government agencies and further to amend the Indian Penal
Code, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 and the Reserve
Bank of India Act, 1934 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
whereas the General Assembly of the United Nations by resolution
A/RES/51/162, dated the 30th January, 1997 has adopted the Model Law on Electronic
Commerce adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law;
and whereas the said resolution recommends inter alia that all
States give favourable consideration to the said Model Law when they enact or revise their
laws, in view of the need for uniformity of the law applicable to alternatives to
paper-cased methods of communication and storage of information;
and whereas it is considered necessary to give effect to the said
resolution and to promote efficient delivery of Government services by means of reliable
electronic records.
be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of
India as follows:—
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