Section 41 Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate
- Chapter
- VIII · Duties of Subscribers
(1) A subscriber shall be deemed to have accepted a Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 if he publishes or authorises the publication of a Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35—
(a) to one or more persons;
(b) in a repository; or
otherwise demonstrates his approval of the Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 in any manner.
(2) By accepting a Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 the subscriber certifies to all who reasonably rely on the informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits... contained in the Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 that—
(a) the subscriber holds the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 and is entitled to hold the same;
(b) all representations made by the subscriber to the 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 and all material relevant to the informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits... contained in the Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 are true;
(c) all informationDefined in section 2(v): information includes 6[data, message, text,] images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche; 7[(w) intermediary, with respect to any particular electronic records, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits... in the Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 that is within the knowledge of the subscriber is true.