5.
Where any law provides that information or any other matter shall be authenticated by affixing the
signature or any documents should be signed or bear the signature of any person then, notwithstanding anything
contained in such law such requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such information or matter is
authenticated by means of digital signature affixed in such manner as may be prescribed.
Use of electronic records and Digital signature in Public Authorities
6.(1)
Where any law provides for —
(a)
the filing of any form, application or any other document with any Public Authority in
a particular manner;
(b)
the issue or grant of any licence, permit, sanction or approval by whatever name called
in a particular manner;
(c)
the receipt or payment of money in a particular manner;
then, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, such requirement shall be
deemed to have been satisfied if such filing, issue, grant, receipt or payment, as the case may be, is effected by
means of such electronic form as may be prescribed.
(2)
The Minister may, for the purposes of subsection(1), prescribe
(a)
the manner and format in which such electronic records shall be filed, created or
issued;
(b)
the manner or method of payment of any fee or charge for filing, creating or issuing
any electronic record under paragraph (a).
7.(1)
Where any law provides that documents, records or information shall be retained for any specified period
then, that requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such documents, records or information are
retained in the electronic form if —
(a)
the information contained therein remains accessible so as to be usable for a
subsequent reference;
(b)
the electronic record is retained in the format in which it was originally generated, sent
or received or in a format which can be demonstrated to represent accurately the
information originally generated, sent or received;
(c)
the details which will facilitate the identification of the origin, destination, date and
time of dispatcher receipt of such electronic record are available in the electronic
record:
Provided that this paragraph does not apply to any information which is
automatically generated solely for the purpose of enabling an electronic record to be
dispatched or received.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall apply to any law that expressly provides forte retention of documents.
records or information in the form of electronic records.
8.
Nothing contained in sections 6and 7 shall confer a right upon any person to insist that any Public
Authority should accept, issue, create, retain or preserve any document in the form of electronic records or effect
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