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
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