6. Use of Electronic
Records and Electronic Signature in Government and its agencies.-
(1) Where any law provides for
(a) the filing of any form, application or any other document
with any office, authority, body or agency owned or controlled
by the appropriate Government in a particular manner;
(b) the issue or grant of any license, permit, sanction or
approval by whatever name called in a particular manner;
(c) the receipt or payment of money in a particular manner,
then, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law
for the time being in force, such requirement shall be deemed
to have been satisfied if such filing, issue, grant, receipt
or payment, as the case may be, is effected by means of such
electronic form as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government.
(2) The appropriate Government may, for the purposes of sub-section
(1), by rules, prescribe
(a) the manner and format in which such electronic records
shall be filed, created or issued;
(b) the manner or method of payment of any fee or charges
for filing, creation or issue any electronic record under
clause (a).
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