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Date: 31-Oct-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendments to the Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Rules, 2003 i.e. the Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Amendment Rules, 2023

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification introduces the Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Amendment Rules, 2023. These rules amend the Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Rules, 2003.

Key Changes

  • The amendment broadens the scope of contraventions that Adjudicating Officers can address. Previously, their jurisdiction was limited to violations related to Chapter IX of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The new rule expands this to include any contravention of the provisions of the IT Act itself, or any rule, regulation, direction, or order made under it.
  • The amendment comes into force on November 30, 2023.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders Affected

  • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: Responsible for implementing and overseeing the amended rules.

Suggested Action Items

  • Adjudicating Officers: Need to be updated on the changes to the rules.

Key Entities Referenced

Information Technology Act, 2000: The principal legislation governing information technology in India. Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Rules, 2003: The original rules that are being amended by this notification. These rules define the qualifications, experience, and procedures for Adjudicating Officers. Information Technology (Qualification and Experience of Adjudicating Officers and Manner of Holding Enquiry) Amendment Rules, 2023: The amending rules introduced by this gazette notification. Central Government: The issuing authority for this notification, acting through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: The government ministry responsible for administering the Information Technology Act, 2000 and related rules.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-31102023-249813 CG-DxLx-xEG-I3D1H1x0x2x0 23-249813 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 629] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, अक्‍टत बू र 31, 2023/कार्ततक 9, 1945 No. 629] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2023/KARTIKA 9, 1945 इलक्‍टै र ाजनक ूर सपू ना प्रोगिकीजगकत मलं ालय अजधसपू ना नई ददल् ली, 31 अक्‍टत ूबर, 2023 सा.का.जन. 808(अ).—केन्‍द रीय सरकार, सूपना प्रोगिकीजगकत अजधजनयम, 2000 (2000 का 21) कत धारा 87 कत उपधारा (2) के खंड (त) ूर खंड (थ) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्‍टत यक का प्रयीग करत े एए, सूपना प्रोगिकीजगकत (न्‍दयाय जनणाायक अजधकारी कत िैक्षजणक अहताएा ँ तथा अनुभव ूर िाँप करने कत जवजध) जनयम, 2003 का ूर संिीधन करन े के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाात ् :— 1. (1) इन जनयमक का संजक्षप् त नाम (न्‍दयाय जनणाायक अजधकारी कत िैक्षजणक अहतााएँ तथा अनभु व ूर िाँप करन े कत जवजध) संिीधन जनयम, 2023 ह।ै (2) ये तारीख 30 नवंबर, 2023 की प्रवृत्त हकगें। 2. सूपना प्रोगिकीजगकत (न्‍दयाय जनणाायक अजधकारी कत िैक्षजणक अहतााए ँ तथा अनुभव ूर िाँप करने कत जवजध) जनयम, 2003 के जनयम 4 के खडं (क) म ें“सपू ना प्रोगिकीजगकत अजधजनयम, 2000 के अध्याय IX स ेसबं जंधत उल्लघं नक” िब्द क ूर अंकक के स्ट् थान पर “इस अजधजनयम या इसके अधीन बनाए गए जनयम, जवजनयम, जनदेि या आदेि के उपबंधक का उल्लघं न” िब् द ूर अंक रखे िाएंगें। [फा.सं. 2(1)/2022-सीएल] संदीप पटिी, वैज्ञाजनक ‘िी’ 6898 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] टटप्पण : मूल जनयम भारत के रािपल, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) में अजधसूपना संख्या सा.का.जन. 220(अ), तारीख 17 माप,ा 2003 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे। MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS 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 Government 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 Experience 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 this 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 Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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