IT Act 2000 90 — Power of State Government to make rules

Information Technology Act, 2000

Statutory text

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:–

(a) the electronic form in which filing, issue, grant, receipt or payment shall be effected under sub-section (1) of section 6;

(b) for matters specified in sub-section (2) of section 6;

(3) Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature where it consists of two Houses, or where such Legislature consists of one House, before that House. [THE FIRST SCHEDULE [See sub-section (4) of section 1] DOCUMENTS OR TRANSACTIONS TO WHICH THE ACT SHALL NOT APPLY Sl. No. Description of documents or transactions

1. A negotiable instrument (other than a cheque) as defined in section 13 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881).

2. A power-of-attorney as defined in section 1A of the Powers-of-Attorney Act, 1882 (7 of 1882).

3. A trust as defined in section 3 of the Indian Trust Act, 1882 (2 of 1882).

4. A will as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925), including any other testamentary disposition by whatever name called.

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