The document provides an overview of the Information Technology Act, 2000 which is the primary law dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce in India. It was enacted based on a UN model law to provide legal recognition to electronic transactions and facilitate e-commerce. The key points covered include objectives of the act, scope and applications, amendments introduced, provisions related to digital signatures, roles of certifying authorities, duties of subscribers, and penalties for offences.

1. PRESENTATION
ON
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ACT,2000
MADE BY:-
SAHIL SHARMA
VIDHU ARORA
SUBMITTED TO:-
SALONI DEVI

2. CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. OBJECTIVE OF THE IT ACT
3. SCOPE AND APPLICATIONS
4. AMENDMENTS
5. DIGITAL SIGNATURE

3.  The Information Technology Act, 2000 is an Act of
the Indian Parliament notified on 17 October 2000.
 It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime
and electronic commerce.
 It is based on the United Nations Model Law on
Electronic Commerce 1996 (UNCITRAL Model)
recommended by the General Assembly of United
Nations by a resolution dated 30 January 1997.

4. Objectives of the IT 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”
 To facilitate electronic filing of documents with
Government agencies and E-Payments
 To amend the Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence
Act,1872, the Banker’s Books Evidence Act 1891,Reserve
Bank of India Act ,1934

5. SCOPE AND APPLICATIONS
 (a) a negotiable instrument (Other than a cheque) as defined in
section 13 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881;
 (b) a power-of-attorney as defined in section 1A of the Powers-of-
Attorney Act, 1882;
 (c) a trust as defined in section 3 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882;
 (d) a will as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian
Succession Act, 1925 including any other testamentary disposition
 (e) any contract for the sale or conveyance of immovable property
or any interest in such property;
 (f) any such class of documents or transactions as may be notified
by the Central Government

6. AMENDMENTS
 A major amendment was made in 2008
 It introduced the Section 66A which penalised sending of
"offensive messages“
 It also introduced the Section 69, which gave authorities the
power of "interception or monitoring or decryption of any
information through any computer resource“
 It also introduced penalties for child porn, cyber terrorism
and voyeurism.

7. Digital Signatures
 The authentication to be affected by use of asymmetric
crypto system and hash function
 The private key and the public key are unique to the
subscriber and constitute functioning key pair
 Verification of electronic record possible

8. ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE
 LEGAL RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC
RECORDS(SEC4)
 LEGAL RECOGNITION OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE(SEC 5)
 USE OF ELECTRONIC RECODS AND DIGITAL
SIGNATURE (SEC 6)
 RETNTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS(SEC 7)
 PUBLICATION OF RULES AND REGULATION (SEC 8)
 POWER TO MAKE RULES BY CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT(SEC10)

9. ATTRIBUTION, ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AND DISPATCH OF ELECTRONIC
RECORDS
 ATTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS(SEC 11)
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT(SEC 12)
 TIME AND PLACE OF DESPATCH AND RECEIPT OF
ELECTRONIC RECORD(SEC 13)

10. SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND
SECURE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
 SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORD(SEC 14)
 SPECIFIC ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE (SEC 15)
 SECURITY PROCEDURE AND PRACTICES (SEC 16)

11. REGULATION OF CERTIFYING AUTHORITIES
 APPOINTMENT OF CONTROLLER AND OTHER
OFFICERS (SEC 17)
 FUNCTIONS OF CONTROLLER(SEC 18)
 RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN CERTIFYING AUTHORITIES
(SEC 19)
 POWER TO DELEGATE(SEC27)
 POWER TO INVSTIGATE CONTRAVENTIONS(SEC28)

12. GRANTING LICENCE
 LICENCE TO ISSUE DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE(SEC 21)
 APPLICATION FOR LICENCE(SEC22)
 RENEWAL OF LICENCE(SEC23)
 PROCEDURE FOR GRANT OR REJECTION OF LICENSE(SEC 24)
 SUSPENSION OF LICENCE(SEC25)
 NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENCE(SEC 26)
 CERTIFYING AUTHORITY TO FOLLOW CERTAIN PROCEDURES(SEC30)
 CERTIFYING AUTHORITY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE OF THE ACT (SEC31)
 DISPLAY OF LICENCE(SEC 32)
 SURRENDER OF LICENCE(SEC33)
 DISCLOSURE (SEC 34)

13. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
CERTIFICATES
 CERTIFYING TO ISSUE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
CERTIFICATE(SEC35)
 REPRESENTATIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF DIGITAL
SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE(SEC 36)
 SUSPENSION OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE (SEC
37)
 REVOCATION OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
CERTIFICATE(SEC 38)
 NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION(SEC 39)

14. DUTIES OF SUBSCRIBERS
 GENERATING KEY PAIRS (SEC 40)
 ACCEPTANCE OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE
(SEC41)
 CONTROL OF PRIVATE KEY(SEC 42)

15. PENALITIES COMPENSATION AND
ADJUDICATION
 PENALITY AND COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE TO
COMPUTER, COMPUTER SYSTEM(SEC 43)
 PENALITY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH
INFORMATION,RETURN(SEC 44)
 RESIDUARY PENALITY(SEC45)
 POWER TO ADJUDICATE(SEC 46)
 FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE
ADJUDICATING OFFICER

16. OFFENCES