Ch Title
- Preamble
1 Preliminary
2 Digital and Electronic Signature
3 Electronic Governance
4 Attribution, Acknowledgement Despatch of Electronic Records
5 Secure Electronic Records and Secure Digital Signatures
6 Regulation of Certifying Authorities
7 Electronic  Signature Certificates
8 Duties of Subscribers
9 Penalties and Adjudication
10 The Cyber Appellate Tribunal
11 Offences
12 Network Service Providers Not to be liable in Certain cases
12A Examiner of Electronic Evidence
13 Miscellaneous

Amendments to Other Acts

Part III Indian Penal Code
Part IV Indian Evidence Act

Schedules

1 Excluded Documents
2 Electronic Signature Procedure

 Reference

  Objectives
  Notes on clauses
  Compendium of Rules
 
THE FIRST SCHEDULE  
(See sub-section (4) of section 1)

(Substituted vide ITAA-2006)

 
 

Documents or Transactions To Whichthe Act Shall Not Apply

 
1 A Negotiable Instrument (Other than a cheque) as defined in Section 13 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 (26 of 1881)
Modified as per notification dated 4th October 2022
“1. A negotiable instrument (other than a cheque, a Demand Promissory Note or a Bill of Exchange issued in favour of or endorsed by an entity regulated by the Reserve Bank of India, National Housing Bank, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority) as defined in section 13 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (26 of 1881).”;
 
2 A Power of Attorney as defined in section 1A of the Power of Attorney Act 1882 (7 of 1882)“but excluding those power-ofattorney that empower an entity regulated by the Reserve Bank of India, National Housing Bank, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority to act for, on behalf of, and in the name of the person executing them.”
(Amended vide notification dated 4th october 2022)
 
3 A trust as defined in section 3 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (2 of 1882)  
4 A will as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925) including any testamentary deposition whatever name called  
5 Any contract for the sale or conveyance of immovable property or any interest in such property
Deleted vide  notification dated 26th September 2022