Act 7
Electronic Signatures Act
2011
(5) Nothing in subsection (3) or (4) shall affect the validity or
effect of the issued certificate.
34. Restriction on use of expression “certification service provider”.
(1) Except with the written consent of the Controller, a person
shall not being a licensed certification service provider, assume or use
the expressions “certification service provider” or “licensed
certification service provider”, as the case may be or any derivative
of those expressions in any language or any other words in any
language capable of being construed as indicating the carrying on or
operation of such business, in relation to the business or any part of
the business carried on by that person or make any representation to
that effect in any bill head, letter, paper, notice, advertisement or in
any other manner.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an
offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one
hundred sixty eight currency points or to imprisonment not exceeding
seven years or to both.
35. Renewal of licence.
(1) A licensed certification service provider shall submit an
application to the Controller in such form as may be prescribed for
the renewal of its licence at least thirty days before the date of expiry
of the licence and the application shall be accompanied by such
documents and information as may be required by the Controller.
(2) The prescribed fee shall be payable upon approval of the
application.
(3) Where a licensed certification service provider has no
intention of renewing its licence, the licensed certification service
provider shall, at least thirty days before the expiry of the licence,
publish the intention in the certification service provider disclosure
record of the certification service provider concerned and advertise
such intention in at least two English language national daily
newspapers for at least five consecutive days.
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