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Notification amending Rule 4(a) of the Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Rules, 2003 to broaden the scope of contraventions adjudicating officers may address.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued G.S.R. 808(E) dated 31st October 2023, making the Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Amendment Rules, 2023, in exercise of powers under clauses (p) and (q) of sub-section (2) of section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), to come into force on the 30th day of November, 2023. The amendment substitutes, in rule 4, clause (a), of the principal Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Rules, 2003 (published vide notification G.S.R. 220(E) dated 17th March 2003), the words and figures 'the contraventions in relation to Chapter IX of IT Act, 2000' with 'or the contravention of the provisions of this Act or any rule, regulation, direction or order made thereunder,' thereby expanding the scope of contraventions the adjudicating officer may address beyond Chapter IX. The notification was issued under File No. 2(1)/2022-CL and signed by Sandip Chatterjee, Scientist 'G'.

Full Text

6898 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 629] NEW DEL HI, TUES DAY , OCTOBER 31, 2023/ KARTIKA 9, 1945 CG-DL-E-31102023-249813 MINISTRY OF ELEC TRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st October, 2023 G.S.R. 808(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (p) and (q) of sub -section (2) of section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central G overnment hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Rules, 2003, namely: — 1. (1) These rules may be called the Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Amendment Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the 30th day of November, 2023. 2. In the Information Technology (Qualification and Experi ence of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Rules, 2003, in rule 4, in clause (a), for the words and figures “the contraventions in relation to Chapter IX of IT Act, 2000 ”, the words and figures “or the contravention of the provisions of t his Act or any rule, regulation, direction or order made thereunder” shall be substituted. [F. No. 2(1)/2022 -CL] SANDIP CHATTERJEE , Scientist „G‟ Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 220(E), dated the 17th March, 2003. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications , Delhi -110054.

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