appeal shall be lodged in the High Court Division of Supreme Court against the verdict and order given
by the Session Court or Cyber Tribunal, as the case may be.
Chapter IX
MISCELLANEOUS
85. Public servants.--The Controller, the Deputy Controller, the Assistant Controller or any
person empowered under this Act to exercise his power and carrying out the tasks shall be deemed to
be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of Penal Code.
86. Protection of action in good faith.--No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie
against the Government, the Controller, the Deputy Controller, the Assistant Controller or any person
acting on his behalf, for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of
this Act or any rule, regulation, order or direction made thereunder.
87. Augmented use of few definitions used in few acts.--For the purpose of this Act,-(a) The definition of "document" in section 29 of Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860)
also includes the document generated or prepared by electronic machine or
technology;
(b) The definition of "document" in section 3 of Evidence Act, 1872 (Act I of 1872) also
includes the document generated or prepared by electronic machine or technology;
(c) The definition of "bankers books" in section 2, Clause (3) of Banker's Books
Evidence Act, 1891 (Act XVIII of 1891) also includes the books viz. ledgers, day-books, cash-books,
account-books and all other books generated or prepared by electronic machine or technology;
88. Power of Government to make rules.--The Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette and in the Electronic Gazette, make for all or any of the following rules for carrying
out of this Act:
(a) the manner in which any information or matter may be authenticated or any
document may be signed by means of digital signature;
(b) the electronic form in which filing, issue, grant or payment;
(c) the manner and format in which electronic records shall be filed, or issued and the
method of payment;
(d) the matters relating to the type of digital signature, manner and format in which it
may be affixed;
(e) the qualifications, experience and terms and conditions of service of the Controller,
Deputy Controllers and Assistant Controllers;
(f) other standards to be observed by the Controller;
(g) the requirements which an applicant must fulfill;
(h) the period of validity of licence;
(i) the format in which an application may be made;
(j) the amount of fees payable with application for licence;
(k) such other document which shall accompany an application for licence;
(l) the form of application for renewal of a licence and the fee payable;
(m) the form in which application for issue of a Digital Signature Certificate and the
amount of fees payable;
(n) the qualifications and experience of Chairman and members of Cyber Appeal
Tribunal;
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