*[6A. Delivery of
Services by Service Provider.- (1) The appropriate
Government may, for the purposes of this Chapter and for efficient
delivery of services to the public through electronic means
authorize, by order, any service provider to set up, maintain
and upgrade the computerized facilities and perform such other
services as it may specify, by notification in the Official
Gazette.
Explanation: For the purposes of this section, service provider
so authorized includes any individual, private agency, private
company, partnership firm, sole proprietor form or any such
other body or agency which has been granted permission by
the appropriate Government to offer services through electronic
means in accordance with the policy governing such service
sector.
(2) The appropriate Government may also authorize any service
provider authorized under sub-section (1) to collect, retain
and appropriate service charges, as may be prescribed by the
appropriate Government for the purpose of providing such services,
from the person availing such service.
(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the appropriate
Government may authorize the service providers to collect,
retain and appropriate service charges under this section
notwithstanding the fact that there is no express provision
under the Act, rule, regulation or notification under which
the service is provided to collect, retain and appropriate
eservice charges by the service providers.
(4) The appropriate Government shall, by notification in the
Official Gazette, specify the scale of service charges which
may be charged and collected by the service providers under
this section:
Provided that the appropriate Government may specify different
scale of service charges for different types of services.
[*Inserted by Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008]
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