IEA §85C → BSA §87

Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checkedsource chart disagrees(observed)
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Old law
IEA §85C
Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates

85C. Presumption as to 6[Electronic Signature Certificates]. –– The Court shall presume, unless contrary is proved, that the information listed in a 6[Electronic Signature Certificate] is correct, except for information specified as subscriber information which has not been verified, if the certificate was accepted by the subscriber.]

New law
BSA §87
The Court shall presume, unless contrary is proved, that the information listed.

87. The Court shall presume, unless contrary is proved, that the information listed in an Electronic Signature Certificate is correct, except for information specified as subscriber information which has not been verified, if the certificate was accepted by the subscriber.

What changedAI-inferred

Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates.

Old position

IEA 85C is concerned with Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates. Presumption as to 6[Electronic Signature Certificates]

New position

BSA 89 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: The Court may presume that any book to which it may refer.. The Court may presume that any book to which it may refer for information on matters of public or general interest, and that any published map or chart, the statements of which are relevant facts, and which is produced for its inspection,

BSA 89 (The Court may presume that any book to which it may refer.) preserves the framework of IEA 85C. BSA 89 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BSA 89 text: The Court may presume that...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BSA-87 reproduces the operative content of IEA-85C (Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates) with text-overlap 0.90 on the supplied bare-act extracts. The original PRS-chart-based pairing (BSA-89) appears to have been a parsing artifact: text-comparison shows that destination has a different topic. The corrected pairing reflects the actual section-content correspondence. Cross-references may need to be remapped per locked doctrine #11.

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IEA 85C continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BSA 89 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.

Frequently asked

BSA 89 (The Court may presume that any book to which it may refer.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, IEA §85C → BSA §87 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/iea/85C.

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