Laws of Malaysia
22
ACT 562
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence
and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five
hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
ten years or to both, and in the case of a continuing offence shall
in addition be liable to a daily fine not exceeding five thousand
ringgit for each day the offence continues to be committed, and
the court shall retain the licence and forward it to the Commission.
Restricted licence
15. (1) The Commission may classify licences according to specified
limitations including—
(a) maximum number of outstanding certificates;
(b) cumulative maximum of recommended reliance limits in
certificates issued by the licensed certification authority;
and
(c) issuance only within a single firm or organization.
(2) The Commission may issue licences restricted according to
the limits of each classification.
(3) A licensed certification authority that issues a certificate
exceeding the restrictions of its licence commits an offence.
(4) Where a licensed certification authority issues a certificate
exceeding the restrictions of its licence, the liability limits specified
in Chapter 8 of Part IV shall not apply to the licensed certification
authority in relation to that certificate.
(5) Nothing in subsection (3) or (4) shall affect the validity or
effect of the issued certificate.
Restriction on use of expression “certification authority”
16. Except with the written consent of the Commission, no person,
not being a licensed certification authority, shall assume or use the
expressions “certification authority” or “licensed certification
authority”, as the case may be, or any derivative of these expressions