Act 7
Electronic Signatures Act
2011
(a) upon receiving a request for revocation by the subscriber
named in the certificate; and
(b) upon confirming that the person requesting revocation is
that subscriber or is an agent of that subscriber with
authority to request the revocation.
(2) A certification service provider shall confirm a request for
revocation and revoke a certificate within one business day after
receiving both a subscriber’s written request and evidence reasonably
sufficient to confirm the identity of the person requesting the
revocation or of the agent.
69. Revocation on subscriber’s demise.
A licensed certification service provider shall revoke a certificate
which it issued—
(a) upon receiving a certified copy of the subscriber’s death
certificate or upon confirming by other evidence that the
subscriber is dead; or
(b) upon presentation of documents effecting a dissolution of
the subscriber or upon confirming by other evidence that
the subscriber has been dissolved or has ceased to exist.
70. Revocation of unreliable certificates.
(1) A licensed certification service provider may revoke one or
more certificates, which it issued if the certificates are or become
unreliable regardless of whether the subscriber consents to the
revocation and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in a
contract between the subscriber and the licensed certification service
provider.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the subscriber from
seeking damages or other relief against the licensed certification
service provider in the event of wrongful revocation.
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