INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CERTIFYING AUTHORITY) REGULATIONS, 2001 (Under Section 89 of the Information Technolo… — THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CERTIFYING AUTHORITY) REGULATIONS, 2001 (Under Section 89 of the Information Technology Act, 2000) JULY 2001 Issued by Controller of Certifying Authorities Department of Information Technology Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Government of India Electronics Niketan, 6 CGO Complex New Delhi-110 003 163 Registered No. DL-33004/99 IR;esot;rs The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PART II Section 3 Sub Section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 350 NEW DELHI, MONDAY; JULY 9, 2OO1/ASADHA 18, 1923 MINISTRY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NOTIFICATION New Delhi; the 9th July, 2001 GSR: 512 (E) - In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (c), (d), (e), and (g) of sub-section (2) of section 89 of the Information Technology Act; 2000 (21 of 2000), the Controller hereby; after consultation with the Cyber Regulations Advisory Committee and with the previous approval of the Central Government, makes the following Regulations, namely: 1 Short title and Commencement:- These Regulations may be called the Information Technology (Certifying Authority) Regulations, 2001 _ (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette_ 2 Definitions:- In these Regulations; unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Act" means the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000); (b) "Certifying Authority" means a person who has been granted a licence to issue a Digital Signature Certificate under section 24 of the Act; (c) "Certificate Revocation List" means a periodically (or exigently) issued list, digitally signed by a Certifying Authority, of identified Digital Signature Certificates that have been suspended or revoked prior to their expiration dates; 164 (d) "Controller" means the Controller of Certifying Authorities appointed

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CERTIFYING AUTHORITY) REGULATIONS, 2001 (Under Section 89 of the Information Technology Act, 2000)

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