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Mercantile Laws – II

Notes (j) “computer network” means the interconnection of one or more computers through-
(i) the use of satellite, microwave, terrestrial lime or other communication media; and
(ii) terminals or a complex consisting of two or more interconnected computers whether or not
the interconnection is continuously maintained;
(k) “computer resources” means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer
database or software;

(l) “computer system” means a device or collection of devices, including input and output
support devices and excluding calculators which are not programmable and capable being used
in conjunction with external files which contain computer programmes, electronic instructions,
input data and output data that performs logic, arithmetic, data storage and retrieval,
communication control and other functions;
(m) “Controller” means the Controller of Certifying Authorities appointed under sub-section
(1) of section 17’

(n) “Cyber Appellate Tribunal” means the cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal established
under sub-section (1) of section 48;
(o) “data” means a representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts or instruction
which are being prepared or have been prepared in a formalised manner, and is intended to be
processed, is being processed or has been processed in a computer system or computer network,
and may be in any form (including computer printouts magnetic or optical storage media,
punched cards, punched tapes) or stored internally in the memory of the computer.

(p) “Digital signature” means authentication of any electronic record by a subscriber by means
of an electronic method or procedure in accordance with the provisions of section 3;
(q) “Digital Signature Certificate” means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub-section
(4) of section 35;
(r) “electronic from”, with reference to information. Means, any information generated, sent,
received or stored in media, magnetic, optical, computer memory, micro film, computer
generated micro fiche or similar device;
(s) “Electronic Gazette” means Official Gazette published in the electronic form;

(t) “electronic record” means date, record or date generated, image or sound stored, received or
sent in an electronic form or micro film or computer generated micro fiche;
(u) “function”, in relation to a computer, includes logic, control, arithmetical process, deletion,
storage and retrieval and retrieval and communication or telecommunication from or within a
computer;

(v) “information’ includes data, text, images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software
and databases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche;
(w) “intermediary” with respect to any particular electronic message, means any person who on
behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits that message or provides any service with
respect to that message;

(x) “key pair”, in an asymmetric crypto system, means a private key and its mathematically
related public key., which are so related that the public key can verify a digital signature created
by the private key;
(y) “law” includes any Act of Parliament or of a State Legislature, Ordinances promulgated by
the President under article 240, Bills enacted as President’s Act under sub-clause (a) of clause (1)

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