IndiaRights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, Rule 15(1)(c)(i) and (ii), Website Standard and Accessible Document Format
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, rule 15(1)(c)(i) and (ii)
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An accessibility requirements rule binding public and private bodies.
- Enforcement body
- The respective Ministries and Departments, through the concerned domain regulators
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
As of .
What it requires
- If you operate a website, make it meet the website standard specified in the guidelines for Indian Government websites, as adopted by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (rule 15(1)(c)(i)).
- Place documents on your website in Electronic Publication (ePUB) or Optical Character Reader (OCR) based pdf format (rule 15(1)(c)(ii)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
If you get it wrong
Penalty structure
Section 89 sets a fine that may extend to ten thousand rupees for a first contravention, and for any subsequent contravention a fine of not less than fifty thousand rupees that may extend to five lakh rupees; the cap shown is the maximum for a subsequent contravention. Section 89 applies to a contravention of the Act or of a rule made under it.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- Currency
- INR
- Fixed cap
- 500,000
What this law does
Rule 15(1) provides that every establishment shall comply with the standards it lists relating to physical environment, transport and information and communication technology. Section 2(i) of the Act provides that establishment includes a Government establishment and private establishment. Item (i) of rule 15(1)(c) sets the website standard as specified in the guidelines for Indian Government websites, as adopted by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
Item (ii) requires documents to be placed on websites to be in Electronic Publication (ePUB) or Optical Character Reader (OCR) based pdf format. The rules are made under the Act by a notification dated . The rules come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Under rule 15(2), the respective Ministries and Departments are to ensure compliance with the standards of accessibility through the concerned domain regulators or otherwise.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app ships a consumer interface.