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