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 Salient feature of the IT ACT 2000  The act provide  Legal recognition of electronic document (sec 4-5) .accepts any offer in electronic form Recognise email as valid form of communication in India  (section 10A) Legal recognition of electronic signatures  Use of electronic records (section 6) Delivery of services by service providers through electronic means (6A -section) Retention of electronic records ( section 7) Authorising Central government to provide regulations through appointments of controller of certifying authority for the purpose of  the Act. ( s,17-34) Provides penality ,compensation and adjudication - 43-47 Establishments  of cyber. Appellate tribunal 48-57 Legal frameworks to facilitate electronic commerce  Admisssbilty of electronic data / evidence in court of law Declaration of cyber offence (65-78)

  Aims and objective of Information Technology act 2000 1. To provide legal recognised of the act    A . Carried out by means of electronic data interchange    B.other means of electronic communication   2 to facilitate electronic filing of documents with government agencies  3 to protect      1. All electronic systems     2 privacy of certain messages     3.the computer system from unauthorised access 4 to prevent Misrepresentations falsify and frauds 5.ecommerce promotion  6 prevent computer crimes 7 to ensure compliance to provision to act ,non publication of obscene information Assistance in  decryption of information with interest of state  8 to implement provision of UNCITRAL 9 amend Indian Penal Code ,Indian evidences act, bankers book evidence act Reserve bank of India act

  Exceptions under IT Law applicability - Informations Technology Act 2000 1. negotiable instrument- Section 13 of negotiable instrument act 2.powers of attorney under section 1A of power of attorney act 1882 3.trust under section 3 of Indian trust act 1882 4.Will defined under section 2(h) - Indian succession Act 1925 5 any sale or conveyance of immovable property or any interest in such property