Section 69A Power to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource
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Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(1) Where the Central Government or any of its officers specially authorised by it in this behalf is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States or public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence relating to above, it may subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, direct any agency of the Government or intermediary to block for accessDefined in section 2(a): access with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means gaining entry into, instructing or communicating with the logical, arithmetical, or memory function resources of a computer, computer system or computer network by the public or cause to be blocked for accessDefined in section 2(a): access with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means gaining entry into, instructing or communicating with the logical, arithmetical, or memory function resources of a computer, computer system or computer network by the public any informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits... generated, transmitted, received, stored or hosted in any computer resourceDefined in section 2(k): computer resource means computer, computer system, computer network, data, computer data base or software.
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(2) The procedure and safeguards subject to which such blocking for accessDefined in section 2(a): access with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means gaining entry into, instructing or communicating with the logical, arithmetical, or memory function resources of a computer, computer system or computer network by the public may be carried out, shall be such as may be prescribed.
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 34, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 69"(3) The intermediary who fails to comply with the direction issued under sub-section (1) shall be punished with an imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and also be liable to fine.