(a)
where the subscriber or any other person authorised by the subscriber so requests; or
(b)
upon the death of the subscriber: or
(c)
where the subscriber is a firm or a company upon, the dissolution of the firm, or
winding up of the company as the case may be.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) a Certifying Authority may revoke a Digital Signature
Certificate issued by tat any time fit is of opinion that—
(a)
a material fact represented in the Digital Signature Certificate is false or has been
concealed;
(b)
a requirement for issuance of the Digital Signature Certificate was not satisfied;
(c)
the Certifying Authority's private key or security system was compromised in a
manner materially affecting the reliability of the Digital Signature Certificate;
(d)
the subscriber has been declared insolvent or dead or where a subscriber is a firm or a
company, it has been dissolved. wound-up or otherwise has ceased to exit
(3)
A Digital Signature Certificate shall not be revoked unless the subscriber has been given an opportunity
of being heard in the matter.
(4)
The Certifying Authority shall communicate any revocation of a digital Signature Certificate under this
section to the subscriber.
38.
Where a Digital Signature Certificate is suspended or revoked under section 36 or section 37, the
Certifying Authority shall publish a notice of such suspension or revocation, as the case may be, in the repository
or repositories specified in the Digital Signature Certificate for publication of such notice.
Part VIII - Duties of Subscribers
39.
Where any Digital Signature Certificate, the public of which corresponds to the private key of the
subscriber which is to be listed in the Digital Signature Certificate has been accepted by the subscriber, then the
subscriber shall generate the key pair by applying the security procedure.
40.(1) A subscriber shall be deemed to have accepted a Digital Signature Certificate if he publishes or
authorizes the publication of a Digital Signature Certificate —
(a)
to one or more persons;
(b)
in a repository, or otherwise demonstrates his approval of the Digital Signature
Certificate in any manner
(2)
By accepting a Digital Signature Certificate the subscriber certifies to all who reasonable rely on the
information contained in the Digital Signature Certificate that (a)
the subscriber holds the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the
Digital Signature Certificate and is entitled to hold the same;
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