View All - 2006 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONSMarginal Notes1. Short title and date of operation. 2. Objectives of the Act. 3. Legal recognition of electronic records. 4. Requirement for writing. 5. Requirements for original form. 6. Requirements for retention. 7. Legal recognition of electronic signatures. 8. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures in Government institutions and statutory bodies. 9. Publication in electronic forms of Gazette &c., deemed to be publication. 10. No right to insist on records being in electronic form. 11. Electronic Contracts. 12. Attribution of electronic records. 13. Acknowledgement of receipt. 14. Time and place of dispatch and receipt of electronic records. 15. Variation by agreement. 16. Liability of Certification Service Providers. 17. Avoidance of doubt. 18. Designation of a Certification Authority. 19. Powers of Certification Authority. 20. Accreditation of Certification Service Providers. 21. Applicability of the Rules of Evidence. 22. Provisions of the Evidence (Special Provisions) Act, No. 14 of 1995 not to apply. 23. Restriction on application of the Act. 24. Regulations. 25. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency. 26. Interpretation.