Information Technology Act Section 8 — Publication of rule, regulation, etc., in Electronic Gazette

CHAPTER III ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE

Cyber Law

Summary

Where any law requires a rule, regulation, order, bye-law, notification, or any other matter to be published in the Official Gazette, that requirement is considered to have been met if the item is published in either the Official Gazette or the Electronic Gazette.

The proviso states that when such a rule, regulation, order, bye-law, notification, or other matter is published in either the Official Gazette or the Electronic Gazette, the date of publication is taken to be the date of the Gazette that was first published in any form.

Official Text

Where any law provides that any rule, regulation, order, bye-law, notification or any other matter shall be published in the Official Gazette, then, such requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such rule, regulation, order, bye-law, notification or any other matter is published in the Official Gazette or Electronic Gazette:

Provided that where any rule, regulation, order, by-law, notification or any other matter is published in the Official Gazette or Electronic Gazette, the date of publication shall be deemed to be the date of the Gazette which was first published in any form.