Section 7, National institute of Information Technology Act, 2014 [S26-R45]
As at 6 September 2026. In force from 3 August 2014.
7. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns.—(1) Every intermediary shall maintain such records and registers relating to the hosting of third party information as may be prescribed and shall preserve them for a period of five years. (2) Every intermediary shall furnish to the Board a return in Form B within seventy-two hours from the end of every financial year, and such other information as the Board may, by order in writing, require.
Defined terms in this text (1)
intermediary: Section 2, National institute of Information Technology Act, 2014 [S26QZF] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "intermediary" with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits that record or provides any service with respect to that record
intermediary: 25 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (0)
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Cited by (2)
Section 32, National institute of Information Technology Act, 2014 [S26-RXJ], 3 August 2014, Band A. "section 7".
Rule 6, National institute of Information Technology Act Rules, 2017 [S27-X5V], 14 March 2017, Band A. "sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (1)
D11-ZEB. Every intermediary: Maintain records and registers of the hosting of third party information; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form B; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form B. Published by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (synthetic record).