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Under the First Schedule to the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Act does NOT apply to which of the following documents?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. The First Schedule to the IT Act lists categories of documents excluded from its application.
2. The first category covers negotiable instruments OTHER THAN a cheque, defined in Section 13 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
3. Other excluded categories are Power of Attorney, Trust, Will, and sale/conveyance of immovable property.
4. E-commerce purchase orders, broker confirmations, and tax returns are normal e-commerce transactions that the Act squarely covers.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 17: Information Technology Act, 2000, pp. 407-419._
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