Section 6A Delivery of services by service provider
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- III · Electronic Governance
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Section 6A inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 7, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009(1) The appropriate GovernmentDefined in section 2(e): appropriate Government means as respects any matter,— (i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; (ii) relating to any State law enacted under List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, the State Government and in any other case, the Central Government may, for the purposes of this Chapter and for efficient delivery of services to the public through electronic means authorise, by order, any service provider to set up, maintain and upgrade the computerised facilities and perform such other services as it may specify, by notification in the Official Gazette.
Section 6A inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 7, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, service provider so authorised includes any individual, private agency, private company, partnership firm, sole proprietor firm or any such other body or agency which has been granted permission by the appropriate GovernmentDefined in section 2(e): appropriate Government means as respects any matter,— (i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; (ii) relating to any State law enacted under List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, the State Government and in any other case, the Central Government to offer services through electronic means in accordance with the policy governing such service sector.
Section 6A inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 7, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009(2) The appropriate GovernmentDefined in section 2(e): appropriate Government means as respects any matter,— (i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; (ii) relating to any State law enacted under List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, the State Government and in any other case, the Central Government may also authorise any service provider authorised under sub-section (1) to collect, retain and appropriate such service charges, as may be prescribed by the appropriate GovernmentDefined in section 2(e): appropriate Government means as respects any matter,— (i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; (ii) relating to any State law enacted under List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, the State Government and in any other case, the Central Government for the purpose of providing such services, from the person availing such service.
Section 6A inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 7, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the appropriate GovernmentDefined in section 2(e): appropriate Government means as respects any matter,— (i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; (ii) relating to any State law enacted under List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, the State Government and in any other case, the Central Government may authorise the service providers to collect, retain and appropriate service charges under this section notwithstanding the fact that there is no express provision under the Act, rule, regulation or notification under which the service is provided to collect, retain and appropriate e-service charges by the service providers.
Section 6A inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 7, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009(4) The appropriate GovernmentDefined in section 2(e): appropriate Government means as respects any matter,— (i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; (ii) relating to any State law enacted under List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, the State Government and in any other case, the Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the scale of service charges which may be charged and collected by the service providers under this section:
Section 6A inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 7, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009Provided that the appropriate GovernmentDefined in section 2(e): appropriate Government means as respects any matter,— (i) enumerated in List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; (ii) relating to any State law enacted under List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, the State Government and in any other case, the Central Government may specify different scale of service charges for different types of services.