No. 33
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Electronic Transactions
“public key” means a key of a pair of an isometric cryptal
system used to verify a digital signature that the holder of a
digital signature makes available to the public or intended
recipients;
“recipient” means a person to whom a sender intends to send
an electronic communication, but does not include an intermediary for that communication;
“record” means recorded information, in any form, including
data in computer systems, created or received and maintained by
a public body in the course of official duties and kept as evidence
of such activity;
“record keeping” means making and maintaining a complete,
accurate and reliable evidence of official formalities in the form
of recorded information;
“Registrar” means an entity designated by the Authority to
manage and maintain the reservation of domain names and
domain name registry;
“registry” means a central place where domain names are kept
and maintained in an organized way;
“sender” means a person by whom, in whose name, or on
whose behalf an electronic communication is sent or created
before being stored, where necessary, but does not include an
intermediary for that communication;
“signatory” means a person who holds a digital signature
creation device and acts either on his own behalf or on behalf of
a person he represents;
“subscriber” means a person who agrees to receive or be
allowed to access electronic texts or services by subscription;
“supplier” means a person or entity that is the source for goods
or services;
“Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”
means a system of digital rules for data exchange within or
between computers; and
“virus” means a malicious program or script that negatively
affects the functioning of a computer by creating files, moving
files, erasing files or consuming computer memory, causing the
computer not to function properly.
3. The objectives of this Act are__
(a) to set up a responsive information and communication
technology legal framework that shall facilitate competition,
development of information and communication technology and
Objectives