Act 7
Electronic Signatures Act
2011
(4) The liability limits specified in Part IV shall not apply to an
exempted certification service provider and Part V shall not apply in
relation to a digital signature verified by a certificate issued by an
exempted certification service provider.
23. Qualifications of certification aservice providers.
(1) The Minister in consultation with National Information
Technolology Authority- Uganda shall, by regulations made under
this Act, prescribe the qualifications required for certification service
providers.
(2) The Minister in consultation with National Information
Technolology Authority- Uganda may vary or amend the
qualifications prescribed under subsection (1) but any such variation
or amendment shall not be applied to a certification service provider
holding a valid licence under this Act until the expiry of that licence.
24. Functions of licensed certification service providers.
(1) The function of a certification service provider shall be to
issue a certificate to a subscriber upon application and upon
satisfaction of the certification service providers requirements as to
the identity of the subscriber to be listed in the certificate and upon
payment of the prescribed fees and charges.
(2) The certification service provider shall, before issuing a
certificate under this Act, take all reasonable measures to check for
proper identification of the subscriber to be listed in the certificate.
25. Application for licence.
(1) An application for a licence under this Act shall be made in
writing to the Controller in such form as may be prescribed.
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by
such documents or information as may be prescribed and the
Controller may, at any time after receiving the application and before
it is determined, require the applicant to provide such additional
documents or information as may be considered necessary by the
Controller for the purposes of determining the suitability of the
applicant for the licence.
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