Mera Samvidhaan All of Information Technology Act, 2000

Chapter III · Electronic Governance

4Legal recognition of electronic records.

Section 4 · Chapter III · page 9 of the Act

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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