C 2618 2010 No.

Electronic Transactions

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	12. The administration of electronic signature shall be in accordance

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with rules, guidelines and standards as may be prescribed by NITDA.

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	13. Electronic Signature Certification services shall be provided by a

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certification authority in accordance with the provisions of the accreditation

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granted under the electronic signature administration.

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	14. An electronic signature created or used outside Nigeria shall have

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the same legal effect in Nigeria as an electronic signature created or used in

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Nigeria if it satisfies the Nigeria Certification Standards.

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	15. A certification authority shall maintain for a minimum period as may

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be prescribed in the certification administration guidelines:

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	(a) the documentation concerning the organizational, technical and

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security means used for compliance with the requirements arising from

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law and from the relevant regulations;

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	(b) originals of applications for issuance of certificates together with the

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respective documents proving identity of the applicant;

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	(c) the documents corresponding to any revoked certificate.

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	16. An accredited certification authority shall be liable for any breach

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of its obligations and shall pay fines as may be specified in the certification

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administration guidelines.

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	17.—(1) The provisions of this Part shall apply to the processing of

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personal data wholly or partly by automated means, and to the processing

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otherwise than by automated means of personal data which form part of a

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filing system or are intended to form part of a filing system.

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	(a) in the course of an activity concerning public safety, defence, national

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(2) The provisions shall not apply to the processing of personal data:
security

	(b) concerns the activities of law enforcement, intelligence or prosecuting
agencies in areas of criminal law;

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	(c) by a natural person in the course of personal or domestic activity.

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	18.—(1) Personal data shall only be processed if at least one of the

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following conditions are met:
	(a) the data owner has given his consent to the processing;

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