Section 33 Surrender of licence
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(1) Every Certifying AuthorityDefined in section 2(g): Certifying Authority means a person who has been granted a licence to issue a 1[electronic signature] Certificate under section 24 whose licenceDefined in section 2(z): licence means a licence granted to a Certifying Authority under section 24; (za) originator means a person who sends, generates, stores or transmits any electronic message or causes any electronic message to be sent, generated, stored or transmitted to any other person but does not include an intermediary; (zb) pres... is suspended or revoked shall immediately after such suspension or revocation, surrender the licenceDefined in section 2(z): licence means a licence granted to a Certifying Authority under section 24; (za) originator means a person who sends, generates, stores or transmits any electronic message or causes any electronic message to be sent, generated, stored or transmitted to any other person but does not include an intermediary; (zb) pres... to the ControllerDefined in section 2(m): Controller means the Controller of Certifying Authorities appointed under sub section (1) of section 17; 5* * * * * 3[(na) cyber cafe means any facility from where access to the internet is offered by any person in the ordinary course of business to the members of the public; (nb) cyber security means protecting inf....
(2) Where any Certifying AuthorityDefined in section 2(g): Certifying Authority means a person who has been granted a licence to issue a 1[electronic signature] Certificate under section 24 fails to surrender a licenceDefined in section 2(z): licence means a licence granted to a Certifying Authority under section 24; (za) originator means a person who sends, generates, stores or transmits any electronic message or causes any electronic message to be sent, generated, stored or transmitted to any other person but does not include an intermediary; (zb) pres... under sub-section (1), the person in whose favour a licenceDefined in section 2(z): licence means a licence granted to a Certifying Authority under section 24; (za) originator means a person who sends, generates, stores or transmits any electronic message or causes any electronic message to be sent, generated, stored or transmitted to any other person but does not include an intermediary; (zb) pres... is issued, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend up to six months or a fine which may extend up to ten thousand rupees or with bothSubstituted by Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, s. 2 and Schedule, dated 11th August, 2023, with effect from 30 November 2023liable to penalty which may extend to five lakh rupees.