Question 5 OR (a) part i
Legal recognition of electronic records and signatures
3 marks
- Time to write
- About 6 minutes
From an older CBCS paper
Question
Question 5 OR (a) part i · 3 marks- Explain the Legal recognition of electronic records and of electronic signatures.
Reworded from the university paper; the task is the same. The original paper belongs to the University of Delhi. See DU's question bank.
Before you write
Read off the question and its marks
Read from the question
- ExplainEach point stated, then explained in a line or two.
What the paper leaves open
This older-course question examines the Information Technology Act, 2000, which the current UGCF Business Laws syllabus does not name; it is answered as printed. Marked as one question of 9 marks; answered here in 3 parts of 3 marks each (marks inferred).
Write it in this order
- 1 (i) Legal recognition of electronic records and electronic signatures 3 marks 6 min
Try it first. About 6 minutes for 3 marks. Write it out, then open the solution.
Solution
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(i) Legal recognition of electronic records and electronic signatures.
- Electronic records (section 4): if a law requires information or any other matter to be in writing, or in typed or printed form, that requirement is treated as met when the information is made available electronically and can be accessed for later reference.
- Electronic signatures (section 5): where any law provides that information shall be authenticated by affixing a signature, or that a document shall be signed, the requirement is deemed satisfied if it is authenticated by means of an electronic signature affixed in the manner prescribed by the Central Government.
Where the 3 marks sit
| # | Component | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (i) Legal recognition of electronic records and electronic signatures | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
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