www.lawcommission.gov.np (b) One who has economic or commercial interest with the Certifying Authority or its any employee, as the case may be; (c) One who is a member of the same family of the Certifying Authority or its any employee Chapter-5 Provision relating to Digital Signature and Certificate 31. Application to be filed to obtain certificate: (1) Any person, firm or company, desirous to obtain a certificate under Section 31 of the Act, shall have to submit an application in a format as referred to in Schedule -5 to the Certifying Authority. (2) The Certifying Authority shall conduct necessary inquiry into the application filed under Sub-rule (1). While so conducting inquiry, an inquiry shall made on the following matters in particular:(a) whether or not the application received is authentic or legally valid; (b) whether or not the applicant enlisted in the list of doubtful (suspicious) subscribers; (c) ground to believe that the applicant him/herself is, without the support of any other person, capable to use such a certificate; (d) whether or not the applicant has agreed to publish the details of certification in the Directory; (e) whether or not an audit for the authenticity of identification of the details of procedure of certification, submitted by the applicant, has 22 www.lawcommission.gov.np

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