Act 7
Electronic Signatures Act
2011
“prescribed” means prescribed by or under this Act or any
regulations made under this Act;
“private key” means the key of a key pair used to create a digital
signature;
“public key” means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital
signature and listed in the digital signature certificate;
“public key infrastructure” means a framework for creating a
secure method for exchanging information based on public
key cryptography;
“publish” means to record or file in a repository;
“qualified certification service provider” means a certification
service provider that satisfies the requirements under
section 23;
“recipient” means a person who receives or has a digital
signature and is in a position to rely on it;
“recognised date or time stamp service” means a date/time stamp
service recognised by the Controller under section 79;
“recognised repository” means a repository recognised by the
Controller under section 77;
“recommended reliance limit” means the monetary amount
recommended for reliance on a certificate under section 76;
“relying party” means a person that may act on the basis of a
certificate or an electronic signature;
“repository” means a system for storing and retrieving
certificates and other information relevant to digital
signatures;
“revoke a certificate” means to make a certificate ineffective
permanently from a specified time forward;
“rightfully hold a private key” means to be able to utilise a
private key—
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