Information Technology Act, 2000
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The Information Technology Act, 2000 (also known as ITA-2000, or the IT Act) is an Act of the Indian Parliament (No 21 of 2000) notified on 17 October 2000. It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce.
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Citation | Information Technology Act, 2000 |
Enacted by | Parliament of India |
Enacted | 9 June 2000 |
Assented to | 9 June 2000 |
Signed | 9 May 2000 |
Commenced | 17 October 2000 |
Introduced by | Pramod Mahajan Minister of Communications and Information Technology |
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IT (Amendment) Act 2008 | |
Related legislation | |
IT Rules 2021 | |
Status: Amended |
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Secondary or subordinate legislation to the IT Act includes the Intermediary Guidelines Rules 2011 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.