Chapter-5 Provisions Relating to Digital Signature and Certificates 30. Certifying Authority may issue a Certificate: Only a licensed or recognized Certifying Authority under this Act may issue a Digital Signature Certificate. 31. Apply to obtain a Certificate: (1) Any person desirous to obtain Digital Signature Certificate may apply to the Certifying Authority in such a format along with such fee and other statements as prescribed. (2) On receipt of an application under Sub-section (1), the Certifying Authority shall have to decide whether to issue or not a certificate to the applicant within one month of such application so received. (3) The Certifying Authority shall, if it decides to issue a certificate under Sub-section (2), issue a Digital Signature Certificate within seven days affixing his signature in a prescribed format with the inclusion of such statements as prescribe and if it decides to reject to issue such certificate, the applicant shall be notified the reasons for rejection within seven days. 32. Certificate may be suspended: (1) Certifying Authority may suspend the Certificate in following circumstances: (d) If the subscriber obtaining the certificate or any person authorized to act on behalf of such a subscriber, requests to suspend the certificate. (e) If it is found necessary to suspend the certificate that contravenes public interest as prescribed. (f) If it is found that significant loss might be caused to those persons who depend on the certificate by the reason that provisions of this Act or the Rules framed hereunder were not followed at the time of issuance of the certificate, and if 18

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