First cyberlaw which provides the legal infrastructure for e-commerce in India is

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Correct — B, The Information Technology Act, 2000. It is India's first cyber law. Modelled on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (1996), it gave legal recognition to electronic records, digital signatures and online transactions — the legal infrastructure that makes e-commerce enforceable. It received presidential assent in June 2000 and came into force on 17 October 2000.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) The trap — 1996 is the year of the UNCITRAL Model Law on E-Commerce that India's Act drew upon, but no Indian 'IT Act 1996' exists.  (c) No such Indian statute exists; India's IT Act is dated 2000.  (d) No such Indian statute exists; the internet-era IT Act came only in 2000.

Concept: The Information Technology Act, 2000 is the foundational statute of Indian cyber law. It legally recognises electronic records and digital signatures, provides for Certifying Authorities, defines cyber offences and penalties, and thereby creates the legal framework within which e-commerce and e-governance operate. It was substantially amended in 2008 to add data-protection, cyber-terrorism and intermediary-liability provisions.

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