Act 7
Electronic Signatures Act
2011
71. Notice of revocation.
(1) Upon revocation of a certificate by a licensed certification
service provider, the licensed certification service provider shall
publish a signed notice of the revocation in the repository specified in
the certificate for publication of notice of revocation.
(2) Where one or more repositories are specified, the licensed
certification service provider shall publish signed notices of the
revocation in all such repositories.
(3) Where any repository specified no longer exists or refuses to
accept publication or if no such repository is recognised under section
69, the licensed certification service provider shall also publish the
notice in a recognised repository.
72. Effect of revocation request on subscriber.
Where a subscriber has requested for the revocation of a certificate, the
subscriber ceases to certify as provided in Part IV and has no further
duty to keep the private key secure as required under section 59—
(a) when notice of the revocation is published as required
under section 71; or
(b) where forty eight hours have lapsed after the subscriber
requests for the revocation in writing, supplies to the
issuing licensed certification service provider information
reasonably sufficient to confirm the request and pays any
prescribed fee, whichever occurs first.
73. Effect of notification on certification service provider.
Upon notification as required under section 71, a certification service
provider shall be discharged of its warranties based on issue of the
revoked certificate and ceases to certify as provided in sections 22
and 24 in relation to the revoked certificate.
74. Expiration of certificate.
(1) The date of expiry of a certificate shall be specified in the
certificate.
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