7. Retention of Electronic
Records.- (1) Where any law provides that documents,
records or information shall be retained for any specific
period, then, that requirement shall be deemed to have been
satisfied if such documents, records or information are retained
in the electronic form, -
(a) the information contained therein remains accessible
so as to be usable for a subsequent reference;
(b) the electronic record is retained in the format in which
it was originally generated, sent or received or in a format
which can be demonstrated to represent accurately the information
originally generated, sent or received;
(c) the details which will facilitate the identification of
the origin, destination, date and time of dispatch or receipt
of such electronic record are available in the electronic
record:
Provided that this clause does not apply to any information
which is automatically generated solely for the purpose of
enabling an electronic record to be dispatched or received.
(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to any law that expressly
provides for the retention of documents, records or information
in the form of electronic records.
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