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Cyber Law in Nepal

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Cyber Law in Nepal

Cyberlaw is the area of law which concerns computers and computer-related crimes. It merges many legal sides including
  • Internet law and regulations 
  • Telecommunication laws 
  • Software laws 
  • International laws 
  • Criminal law 
  • Intellectual property law etc. 
And puts them into the context of computers. 

Generically, cyber law is referred to as the Law of the Internet. 
  • Nepal’s Cyberworld is ruled by the Electronic Transaction Act (ETA) 2063 that protects users online against cybercrimes. 
  • The Act is dived into 12 sections and 80 clauses. This law keeps an eye on issues which are related to computer networks and cybercrime. 
  • It brings cyber criminals under the justice of law and penalizes them just like other crimes. As per the Act, if anyone is found violating cybercrime, he/she will be punished for a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 3 years in jail and has to pay minimum 50 thousand to maximum 3 lakhs as a penalty

Some of the major provisions are

  1. It has the provision relating to electronic records and digital signature.
  2. It has the provision relating to dispatch, receive an acknowledgement of electronic records. 
  3. It has the provision relating to government use of the digital signature. It has a provision relating to the computer network and network services providers. 
  4. It has the provision relating to computer-related crimes and punishments.

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