Chapter IV
Digital Signature and Cogency
Legal effect of digital signature
8.(1) The legal effect of the digital signature shall not be denied with
respect to its validity and the possibility of its being acted upon
merely for its being set out totally or partially in an electronic form .
(2) Where the law requires the signature of a document, or entails a legal
effect for its being bereft of signature, then where an electronic record
is used in this respect, the digital signature thereon shall satisfy the
requirements of this Act .
(3) Where, with respect to any proceedings, a digital signature is
produced accompanied by an approved certificate to any person such
signature shall be equivalent to his hand signature , where :
(a) a mechanism is used to determine the identity of such person,
and prove his assent to the information set out in the
electronic data message;
(b) such mechanism is dependable, to an extent appropriate to
purpose for which the electronic data message is initiated, in
the light of the circumstance, including any other agreement
connected with such person .
(4) Where the electronic signature is not placed by the use of an
approved certificate, the presumption of validity, prescribed under the
provisions of the preceding sub-section, shall not affect any of the
electronic signature or record .
Secrecy of information
9.(1) Data of the electronic signature, electronic mediums and information
presented to the body licensed to issue electronic licence
certificates are secret, and whoever they have been presented
thereto, or come to his knowledge by virtue of his work, shall not