Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2021
ZambiaAct of Parliament2021
The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2021 is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2021. It contains 114 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2021 and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2021
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3Application
- S. 4Legal requirements for data message
- S. 5Writing
- S. 6Use of advanced electronic signature
- S. 7Use of electronic signature
- S. 8Determination of originality of data message
- S. 9Admissibility and evidential weight of data message
- S. 10Retention of information in data message
- S. 11Production of document or information
- S. 12Notarisation, acknowledgment and certification
- S. 13Other legal requirement
- S. 14Automated transaction
- S. 15Dispatch of electronic record
- S. 16Receipt of electronic record
- S. 17Expression of intent or other statement
- S. 18Attribution of electronic records to originator
- S. 19Acknowledgment of receipt of electronic record
- S. 20Application of Part
- S. 21Formation and validity of agreement
- S. 22Expression of intent or other statement
- S. 23Acceptance of electronic filing and issuing of document
- S. 24Requirements for electronic filing and issuing of document
- S. 25National Root Certification Authority
- S. 26Functions of National Root Certification Authority
- S. 27Prohibition of providing certification service or time-stamping
- S. 28Licence
- S. 29Certification authority
- S. 30Variation of licence
- S. 31Surrender of licence
- S. 32Transfer cede or assignment of licence
- S. 33Suspension or cancellation of licence
- S. 34Registration of cryptography service provider
- S. 35Recognition of foreign certification authority
- S. 36Issue of certificate to subscriber
- S. 37Details of certificate
- S. 38Trustworthy system
- S. 39Disclosure and compliance with certification practice
- S. 40Audit services
- S. 41Publication of certificate revocation list
- S. 42Prohibition of publication of certificate
- S. 43Representations on issuance of certificate
- S. 44Recommended reliance limits
- S. 45Liability limits for certification authority
- S. 46Suspension of certification authority certificate
- S. 47Notice of suspension
- S. 48Revocation of certificate
- S. 49Revocation without subscriber’s consent
- S. 50Notice of revocation
- S. 51Appointment of registration authority
- S. 52Appeals under this Part
- S. 53Generating key pair
- S. 54Obtaining certificate
- S. 55Acceptance of certificate
- S. 56Control of private key
- S. 57Suspension or revocation of compromised certificate
- S. 58Timestamping service
- S. 59Timestamping service provider
- S. 60Requirements for timestamping service provider
- S. 61Duties of timestamping service provider
- S. 62Scope of application
- S. 63Information to be provided by supplier
- S. 64Online market
- S. 65Unsolicited goods, services or communications
- S. 66Cooling-off period
- S. 67Performance
- S. 68Application of foreign law
- S. 69Non-exclusion
- S. 70Complaints to Authority
- S. 71Directives, code of conduct and guidelines
- S. 72Regulation of domain name
- S. 73Licensing of registers and registries
- S. 74Regulations regarding registrars, etc
- S. 75Definition
- S. 76No liability for mere conduit
- S. 77Caching
- S. 78Hyperlink provider
- S. 79Hosting
- S. 80Order by court to terminate illegal activity
- S. 81Use of information location tools by service provider
- S. 82Take-down notification
- S. 83No general obligation on service provider to monitor unlawful
- S. 84Savings
- S. 85Use of encrypted communication
- S. 86No limitation on encryption function
- S. 87Prohibition of unauthorised decryption or release of
- S. 88Prohibition of disclosure of record or other information by
- S. 89Obstruction of law enforcement officer
- S. 90Prohibition of disclosure or use of stored recovery information
- S. 91Immunity of recovery agents
- S. 92Appeals
- S. 93Register
- S. 94Offence by body corporate or unincorporate body
- S. 95General penalty
- S. 96Evidence obtained by unlawful interception not admissible
- S. 97Guidelines
- S. 98Supervision of compliance with Act
- S. 99Regulations
- S. 100Extraterritorial application of offences
- S. 101Act to bind Republic
- S. 102Repeal of Act No. 21 of 2009
- S. IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
- S. IILEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA MESSAGES
- S. III25 COMMUNICATION OF DATA MESSAGES
- S. IVNATIONAL PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE
- S. IXDOMAIN NAME REGULATION
- S. VCERTIFICATION AUTHORITY
- S. VIDUTIES OF SUBSCRIBERS
- S. VIITIME-STAMPING SERVICE PROVIDERS
- S. VIIICONSUMER PROTECTION
- S. XLIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF SERVICE PROVIDER
- S. XIENCRYPTING COMMUNICATION
- S. XIIGENERAL PROVISIONS