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Legislative Enactments ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS Marginal Notes 1. Short title and date of operation. 2. Objectives of the Act. [3, 25 of 2017] 3. Legal recognition of electronic records. 4. Requirement for writing. 5. Requirements for original form. [4, 25 of 2017] 6. Requirements for retention. 7. Legal recognition of electronic signatures. [5, 25 of 2017] 8. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures in Government institutions and statutory bodies. [6, 25 of 2017] 9. Publication in electronic forms of Gazette &c., deemed to be publication. 10. Ministry, department, & etc, to accept or issue any document in electronic form. [7, 25 of 2017] 11. Electronic Contracts. 11A. Invitation to make offers. [8, 25 of 2017] 12. Attribution of electronic records. 13. Acknowledgement of receipt. 14. Time and place of dispatch and receipt of electronic records. [9, 25 of 2017] 14A. Error in electronic communications. [10, 25 of 2017] 15. Variation by agreement. 16. Liability of Certification Service Providers. 17. Avoidance of doubt. 18. Designation of a Certification Authority. [11, 25 of 2017] 18A. Minister to appoint the task forces. [12, 25 of 2017] 19. Powers of Certification Authority. [13, 25 of 2017] 20. Licensing or authorizing the Certification Service Providers. [14, 25 of 2017] 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. [15, 25 of 2017] 24. Regulations. [16, 25 of 2017] 25. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency. 26. Interpretation. [17, 25 of 2017]