‘user’ means a natural person using a publicly
available electronic communications service, for
private or business purposes, without necessarily
having subscribed to that service;
“value added service” means a service which
requires the processing of traffic data or location
data beyond that which is necessary for the
transmission of a communication or the billing in
respect of that communication.
PART II – FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE
Functions of the
Ministry and the
Authority in
relation to
information
society issues
162. (1)The functions of the Ministry in relation to
electronic transactions and e-government are to
(a) facilitate electronic communications
means of reliable electronic records;
by
(b) facilitate
electronic
commerce
and
eliminate barriers to electronic commerce
resulting from uncertainties over writing and
signature requirements;
(c) promote public confidence in the integrity
and reliability of electronic records and
electronic transactions;
(d) foster the development of electronic com
merce through the use of electronic
signatures to lend authenticity and integrity
to correspondence in any electronic
medium;
(e) facilitate access to e-government services;
and
(f) minimise the incidence of forged electronic
records and fraud in electronic commerce
and other electronic transactions;
(2) The Ministry may
(a) liaise, consult, and cooperate with, any per
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