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IT Act Section 81
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The Information Technology Act, 2000

Section 81 Act to have overriding effect

Chapter
XIII · Miscellaneous
Amendments
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The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other lawDefined in section 2(y): law includes any Act of Parliament or of a State Legislature, Ordinances promulgated by the President or a Governor, as the case may be, Regulations made by the President under article 240, Bills enacted as President's Act under sub clause (a) of clause (1) of article 357 of the Constitution and includes rules, regu... for the time being in force.
The proviso inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 42, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009Provided that nothing contained in this Act shall restrict any person from exercising any right conferred under the Copyright Act, 1957 (14 of 1957) or the Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970).

Amendments to this section

  1. 1 The proviso inserted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 42 (w.e.f. 27 October 2009).

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