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CHAPTER III ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE

Section 4: Legal recognition of electronic records

The Information Technology Act, 2000

Where any law provides that information or any other matter shall be in writing or in the typewritten or printed form, then, notwithstanding anything contained in such law, such requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such information or matter is–

(a) rendered or made available in an electronic form; and

(b) accessible so as to be usable for a subsequent reference.

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  1. 1. Under Section 4 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, where any law requires information to be in writing or in typewritten or printed form, the requirement is deemed to be satisfied if the information is rendered or made available in an electronic form and is:

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