Revocation or suspension of accreditation
46. (1) The Authority may suspend or revoke an accreditation if it is satisfied that
the product, service, provider or renderer has failed to comply with, or fails to meet any of
the requirements, conditions or restrictions subject to which accreditation was granted.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Authority may not suspend or revoke an accreditation in terms of subsection (1) unless –
(a) it has notified the provider of the service or product in question in writing of
its intention to do so;
(b) it has given a description of the alleged breach of any of the requirements,
conditions or restrictions subject to which accreditation was granted; and
(c) it has given the provider in question the opportunity to respond to the allegations in writing; and remedy the alleged failure within a reasonable time if in
its opinion such remedy is possible.
(3) The Authority may suspend any accreditation with immediate effect for a period
not exceeding 90 days, pending implementation of the procedures necessary to remedy a
failure referred to in subsection (1), if the continued accreditation is reasonably likely to
result in irreparable harm to consumers or persons involved in an electronic transaction in
Namibia.
Accreditation regulations
47. The Minister may make regulations prescribing –
(a) the rights and obligations of customers of service providers and members of the
public relating to the provision of accredited products and services including
the provision of information or the authentication of electronic services or
digital certificates;
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