(b) obstructing or impeding or assaulting the Central Body and body or person assigned duty by it or
the Control Board and body or person assigned duty by it which performs the functions and duties in
accordance with this Law or failing to comply with the demand to perform in accordance with this
Law.
38. Whoever attempts to commit any offence of this Law or conspires amounting to an offence or abets
the commission of an offence shall be punished with the punishment provided for such offence in this
Law.
Chapter XIII
Miscellaneous
39. The government departments and organizations shall recognize the transaction of electronic record
or electronic data message as lawful for the following matters:
(a) submitting, accepting or retention of documents;
(b) issuing permit, licence or approval;
(c) claiming the required payment, paying, receiving and issuing a receipt therefor.
40. The persons making use of electronic transactions may determine the required type and level of
security of electronic record and electronic data message and may select, use and implement the
methods which accord with their requirement.
41. The Ministry shall determine the tenure of licence, licence fees and renewal fees of tenure of
licence in respect of business licence to enable performance as the certification authority.
42. The Control Board has the right to recover the fees and fines to be received under this Law from the
defaulter as if they were arrears of land revenue.
43. The Ministry:(a) may prescribe and allow remuneration to the members of the Central Body, who are not government
servants.
(b) shall arrange to carry out the functions of the office of Central Body and shall also bear the
expenses.
44. In prosecuting under this Law, prior sanction of the Central Body shall be obtained.
45. Any offence contained in this Law is cognizable by the Myanmar Police Force.
46. If an exhibit involved in any offence prosecuted under this Law is not easily producible before the
Court, such exhibit needs not be produced before the Court. However, a report with other relevant
documentary evidence as to the manner cf custody of the same may be submitted. Such submission
shall be deemed as if it were a submission of the exhibit before the Court and the relevant Court may
dispose of the same in accordance with Law.
47. The expression “experts” referred to in section 45 of the Evidence Act shall be deemed to include
the Control Board, the body or person assigned duty by it or the certification authority.
48. Information, electronic record, electronic data message, electronic signature or other documents
communicated between the originator and the addressee shall not be denied legal effect, validity or
enforceability solely on the ground of being made through electronic technology.
49. No suit or prosecution shall lie against the Central Body and body or person assigned duty by it or
the Control Board and body or person assigned duty by it or the certification authority for duties and
functions done in good faith in pursuance of this Law.