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Rule 8: Competent authority to consider alternative means in acquiring information

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The competent authority shall, before issuing any direction under Rule (3), consider possibility of acquiring the necessary information by other means and the direction under Rule (3) shall be issued only when it is not possible to acquire the information by any other reasonable means.

 

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Chapter 1: Preliminary (section 1-2)
Chapter 2: Digital Signature and Electronic Signature (section 3-3A)
Chapter 3: Electronic Governance (section 4-10A)
Chapter 4: Attribution Acknowledgment and Dispatch of Electronic Records (section 11-13)
Chapter 5: Secure Electronic Records And Secure Electronic Signatures (section 14-16)
Chapter 6: Regulation of Certifying Authorities (section 17-34)
Chapter 7: Electronic Signature Certificates (section 35-39)
Chapter 8: Duties Of Subscribers (section 40-42)
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Chapter 10: The Cyber Appellate Tribunal (section 48-64)
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