Act 8
Electronic Transactions Act
2011
THE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT, 2011
An Act to provide for the use, security, facilitation and regulation
of electronic communications and transactions; to encourage the
use of e-Government services and to provide for related matters.
DATE OF ASSENT: 17th February, 2011.
Date of Commencement: See section 1.
BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows:
PART I—PRELIMINARY
1. Commencement
This Act shall come into force on a date appointed by the Minister by
statutory instrument and different dates may be appointed for the
commencement of different provisions.
2.
Interpretation.
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“addressee”, in respect of a data message, means a person who
is intended by the person originating the data message to
receive the data message, but not a person acting as an
intermediary in respect of the data message;
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