Electronic Transactions Act
consolidated text (as at 2012, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
Later amending instruments held: Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 14 of 2019), Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Act 2026 (Act No. 5 of 2026).
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Sections
- 1 Short title
- 2 Interpretation
- 3 Objects of Act
- 4 Application of Act
- PART II: ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES
- 5 Legal recognition of electronic records
- 6 Requirement for writing
- 7 Electronic records
- 8 Electronic signatures
- 8 Electronic signatures
- 8 Electronic signatures
- 8A Sharing of public information
- PART IIA: ELECTRONIC TRANSFERABLE RECORDS
- 8B Legal recognition of electronic transferable records
- 8B Legal recognition of electronic transferable records
- 8C Validity of electronic transferable records
- 8C Validity of electronic transferable records
- 8D Control and possession of electronic transferable records
- 8D Control and possession of electronic transferable records
- 8E General reliability standard
- 8E General reliability standard
- 8F Time and place in electronic transferable records
- 8F Time and place in electronic transferable records
- 8G Endorsement of electronic transferable records
- 8G Endorsement of electronic transferable records
- 8H Amendment of electronic transferable records
- 8H Amendment of electronic transferable records
- 8J Replacement of transferable document or instrument with electronic
- 8J Replacement of transferable document or instrument
- 8K Replacement of electronic transferable record with transferable document or
- 8K Replacement of electronic transferable record with
- 8L Cross-border recognition of electronic transferable records
- 8L Cross-border recognition of electronic transferable
- PART III: LIABILITY OF NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS
- 9 Liability of network service providers
- PART IV: ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS
- 10 Validity of contracts
- 11 Declaration of intent
- 12 Attribution of electronic record and signature
- 13 Acknowledgement of receipt
- 14 Time and place of sending and receipt
- 14A Invitations to make offers
- 14A Invitations to make offers
- 14B Use of automated message systems
- 14B Use of automated message systems
- 14C Error in electronic communications
- 14C Error in electronic communications
- 14D Availability of contract terms
- 14D Availability of contract terms
- PART V: SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES
- 15 Secure electronic records
- 15A Recognition of foreign certificates and electronic signatures
- 15A Recognition of foreign certificates and electronic
- PART V: SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES
- 16 Secure electronic signatures
- 17 Presumptions relating to secure electronic records and signatures
- PART VI: EFFECT OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES
- 18 Secure electronic records with digital signatures
- 18 Secure electronic records with digital signature
- 18 Secure electronic records with digital signature
- PART VI: EFFECT OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES
- 19 Secure digital signatures
- 20 Presumptions regarding certificates
- 21 Unreliable digital signatures
- PART VII: OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO DIGITAL SIGNATURES
- 22 Reliance on certificates
- 23 Prerequisites to publication of certificates
- PART VIII: OBLIGATIONS OF CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES
- 24 Trustworthy system
- 25 Disclosure
- 26 Issuing of certificate
- 27 Representations on issue of certificate
- 28 Suspension of certificate
- 29 Revocation of certificate
- 30 Revocation without subscriber’s consent
- 31 Notice of suspension
- 32 Notice of revocation
- PART IX: OBLIGATIONS OF SUBSCRIBERS
- 33 Generating key pair
- 34 Acceptance of certificate
- 35 Control of private key
- 36 Initiating suspension or revocation
- PART X: REGULATION OF CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES
- 37 Controller of Certification Authorities
- 38 Recommended reliance limit
- 39 Liability limits for licensed certification authorities
- PART XI: PUBLIC SECTOR USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES
- 40 Acceptance of electronic filing and issue of documents
- PART XII: ADMINISTRATION
- 41 Confidentiality
- 42 Authorised officer
- 43 Directions by Controller
- 44 Production of documents and data
- 45 Power of access to computers and data
- 46 Warrant to search and seize
- 46A Police assistance
- PART XIII: MISCELLANEOUS
- 47 Offences
- 48 Consent of Director of Public Prosecutions
- 49 Jurisdiction
- 50 Regulations