Electronic Transactions Act, 2008
Act 772
(f) ensure that, in relation to the provision of electronic transactions services, the special needs of vulnerable groups and
communities and persons with disabilities are duly taken into
account;
(g) ensure compliance with accepted international technical
standards in the provision and development of electronic
communications and transactions;
(h) ensure efficient use and management of the country domain
name space; and
(i) ensure that the interest and image of the Republic are not
compromised through the use of electronic communications.
Application
2. This Act applies to electronic transactions and electronic records of
every type.
Scope of Act
3. (1) This Act shall not be interpreted so as to exclude statute law or
the principles of the common law being applied to, recognising or accommodating electronic transactions, electronic records or any other matter
provided for in this Act.
(2) Unless otherwise provided, this Act shall not be construed as
(a) requiring a person to generate, communicate, produce, process, send, receive, record, retain, store or display information,
document or signature by or in electronic form; or
(b) prohibiting a person from establishing requirements in respect
of the manner in which that person will accept electronic
records.
(3) This Act does not limit the operation of law that expressly authorises, prohibits or regulates the use of electronic records and any legal
requirement law for information to be posted, displayed or transmitted in
a specified manner.
Exclusion
4. This Act does not apply to:
(a) a negotiable instrument as defined in the Bill of Exchange
Act, 1961 (Act 55);
(b) the grant of a power-of-attorney
under the Powers of Attorney
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