156 No. 4 of 2021] Electronic Communications and Transactions (c) the certificate has been suspended or revoked, unless that publication is for the purpose of verifying a digital signature created prior to that suspension or revocation. Representations on issuance of certificate Recommended reliance limits 43. A certification authority by issuing a certificate, represents to any person who reasonably relies on the certificate, that— (a) the certification authority has issued the certificate in accordance with the applicable certification practice statement incorporated by reference in the certificate, or of which the relying party has notice; (b) the certification authority has complied with requirements under this Act for issuing of certificate, and that the subscriber listed in the certificate has accepted it; (c) the subscriber identified in the certificate holds the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the certificate; (d) the subscriber’s public key and private key constitute a functioning key pair; (e) information in the certificate is accurate, unless the certification authority has stated in the certificate or incorporated by reference in the certificate a statement that the accuracy of specified information is not confirmed; and (f) the certification authority has no knowledge of any material fact which if included in the certificate would adversely affect the reliability of the representations in paragaphs (a) to (d). 44. (1) A certification authority shall, in issuing a certificate to a subscriber, specify a recommended reliance limit in the certificate. (2) The certification authority may specify different reliance limits in different certificates as it considers fit. Liability limits for certification authority 45. Subject to an agreement between a certification authority and a subscriber, a certification authority is not liable— (a) for any loss caused by reliance on a false or forged digital signature of a subscriber, if, with respect to the false or forged digital signature, the certification authority complied with the requirements of this act; or (b) in excess of the amount specified in the certificate as its recommended reliance limit for either

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