Electronic Transactions Act, 2011 Contents Part I – Preliminary ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1. Commencement ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 2. Interpretation ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 3. Application .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 4. Object of the Act ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Part II – Facilitating electronic transactions ............................................................................................................................................. 4 5. Legal effect of electronic records ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 6. Use of electronic signature .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 7. Authenticity of data message .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 8. Admissibility and evidential weight of a data message or an electronic record .............................................................. 5 9. Retention of information or record ................................................................................................................................................... 6 10. Production of document or information ....................................................................................................................................... 6 11. Notarisation, acknowledgement and certification ..................................................................................................................... 6 12. Other requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7 13. Automated transactions ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 14. Formation and validity of a contract ............................................................................................................................................. 8 15. Time of dispatch of data message .................................................................................................................................................. 8 16. Time of receipt of data message ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 17. Place of dispatch or receipt ............................................................................................................................................................... 8 18. Expression of interest .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 19. Attributing a data message to person originating the message .......................................................................................... 9 20. Acknowledgement of receipt of data message .......................................................................................................................... 9 21. Variation of conditions or requirements by agreement ........................................................................................................ 10 Part III – E-Government services ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 22. Electronic filing and issuing of documents ............................................................................................................................... 10 23. Specific requirements by public body ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Part IV – Consumer protection .................................................................................................................................................................... 11 24. Information to be provided by suppliers or sellers ................................................................................................................ 11 25. Cancelling electronic transaction after receipt of goods or services ............................................................................... 13 26. Unsolicited goods, services or communications ...................................................................................................................... 13 27. Performance of electronic transaction ......................................................................................................................................... 13 28. Invalidity of provisions excluding consumer rights ............................................................................................................... 13 Part V – Limitation of liability of service providers ............................................................................................................................. 14 29. Liability of a service provider ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 ii