PG Office Adds Electronic Transactions Act to Database

The Prosecutor General’s Office has announced that the Electronic Transactions Act can now be accessed through the Criminal Justice Database. 

Users can search and bookmark specific sections of this law, similar to other legislative texts.

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The Electronic Transactions Act establishes a mechanism to ensure the validity of electronic transactions and to promote the use of trust services in electronic commerce. It also outlines the policies that govern the use of electronic transactions and trust services.

The objectives of the legislation include ensuring the validity of electronic transactions made locally and abroad, including electronic signatures and trust services, facilitating electronic transactions, and removing legal obstacles to the conduct of electronic transactions. It also promotes electronic communication through trust services and seeks to establish public confidence in such transactions.

Such data messages are admissible as evidence under the rules of the Evidence Act. Additionally, the Act provides comprehensive regulations regarding electronic documents.