Act 7
Electronic Signatures Act
2011
(3) Where any additional document or information required
under subsection (2) is not provided by the applicant within the time
specified in the requirement or any extension granted by the
Controller, the application shall be taken to be withdrawn and shall
not be further proceeded with, without prejudice to a fresh application
being made by the applicant.
26. Grant or refusal of licence.
(1) The Controller shall, on an application having been duly
made in accordance with section 25 and after being provided with all
the documents and information as he may require, consider the
application and when he or she is satisfied that the applicant is a
qualified certification service provider and a suitable licensee and
upon payment of the prescribed fee, grant the licence with or without
conditions or refuse to grant a licence.
(2) A licence granted under subsection (1) shall set out the
duration of the licence and the licence number.
(3) The terms and conditions imposed under the licence may at
any time be varied for just cause or amended by the Controller but the
licensee shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(4) The Controller shall notify the applicant in writing of his or
her decision to grant or refuse to grant a licence within thirty days of
receiving the application.
27. Revocation of licence.
(1) The Controller may revoke a licence granted under section
26 if satisfied that—
(a) the certification service provider has failed to comply with
an obligation imposed upon it by or under this Act;
(b) the certification service provider has contravened any
condition imposed under the licence, any provision of this
Act or any other written law;
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