(See section 93)
AMENDMENTS TO THE BANKERS' BOOKS EVIDENCE ACT' 891
(18 OF 1891)
1. In section 2-
(a) for clause (3), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
'(3) "bankers' books" include ledgers, day-books, cash-books, account-books and
all other books used in the ordinary business of a bank whether kept in the written form or
as printouts of data stored in a floppy, disc, tape or any other form of electro-magnetic
data storage device;
(b) for clause (8), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: - '(8) "certified
copy" means when the books of a bank,-
(a) are maintained in written form, a copy of any entry in such books
together with a certificate written;:: the foot of such copy that it is a true copy of
such entry, that such entry is contained in one of the ordinary books of the bank
and was made in the usual and ordinary course of business and that such book is
still in the custody of the bank, and where the copy was obtained by a mechanical
or other process which in itself ensured the accuracy of the copy, a further
certificate to that effect, but where the book from which such copy was prepared
has been destroyed in the usual course of the bank's business after the date on
which the copy had been so prepared, a further certificate to that effect, each such
certificate being dated and subscribed by the principal accountant or manager of
the bank with his name and official title; and
(b) consist of printouts of data stored in a floppy, disc, tape or any other
electro-magnetic data storage device, a printout of such entry or a copy of such
printout together with such statements certified in accordance with the provisions
of section 2A.'.
2. After section 2, the following section shall be inserted, namely: -
Conditions in the printout."2A. A printout of entry or a copy of printout referred to in sub-section (8) of section 2 shall be
accompanied by the following, namely: -
(a) a certificate to the effect that it is a printout of such entry or a copy of such
printout by the principal accountant or branch manager; and
(b) a certificate by a person in-charge of computer system containing a brief
description of the computer system and the particulars of-
(A) the safeguards adopted by the system to ensure that data is entered or
any other operation performed only by authorised persons;
(B) the safeguards adopted to prevent and detect unauthorised change of
data;
(C) the safeguards available to retrieve data that is lost due to systemic
failure or any other reasons;
(D) the manner in which data is transferred from the system to removable
media like floppies, discs, tapes or other electro-magnetic data storage devices;
(E) the mode of verification in order to ensure that data has been accurately
transferred to such removable media;
(F} the mode of identification of such data storage devices;
(G) the arrangements for the storage and custody of such storage
devices;
(H) the safeguards to prevent and detect any tampering with the
system; and
(I) any other factor which will vouch for the integrity and accuracy
of the system.
(c) a further certificate from the person in-charge of the computer system
to the effect that to the best of his knowledge and belief, such computer system
operated properly at the material time, he was provided with all the relevant data
and the printout in q uestion represents correctly, or is ap propriately derived
from, the relevant data.".
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