Act 7
Electronic Signatures Act
2011
(4) Where a certificate is suspended by the Controller, the
Controller shall give notice as required in this section for a
certification service provider if the person requesting suspension pays
in advance any prescribed fee required by a repository for publication
of the notice of suspension.
65. Termination of suspension initiated by request.
A certification service provider shall terminate a suspension initiated
by request—
(a) where the subscriber named in the suspended certificate
requests termination of the suspension, only if the
certification service provider has confirmed that the person
requesting suspension is the subscriber or an agent of the
subscriber authorised to terminate the suspension; or
(b) where the licensed certification service provider discovers
and confirms that the request for the suspension was made
without authorisation by the subscriber.
66. Alternate contractual procedures.
(1) The contract between a subscriber and a licensed
certification service provider may limit or preclude requested
suspension by the certification service provider or may provide
otherwise for termination of a requested suspension.
(2) Where the contract limits or precludes suspension by the
Controller when the issuing licensed certification service provider is
unavailable, the limitation or preclusion shall be effective only if
notice of it is published in the certificate.
67. Effect of suspension of certificate.
Nothing in this Part shall release the subscriber from the duty under
section 47 to keep the private key secure while a certificate is suspended.
68. Revocation on request.
(1) A licensed certification service provider shall revoke a
certificate, which it issued but which is not a transactional certificate—
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