42. Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate.--(1) A subscriber shall be deemed to have
accepted a Digital Signature Certificate if he publishes or authorizes the publication of a Digital
Signature Certificate to one or more persons or in a repository.
(2) By accepting Digital Signature Certificate the subscriber certifies to all who reasonably rely
on the information contained in the Digital Signature Certificate that-(a) all representations made by the subscriber to the Certifying Authority and all materials
relevant to the information contained in the Digital Certificate are true; and
(b) all information in the Digital Signature Certificate that is within the knowledge of the
subscriber is true.
43. Presumption of represented information of obtaining Digital Signature Certificate.-All material representations made by the subscriber to a Certifying Authority for purposes of obtaining
a certificate, including all information known to the subscriber and represented in the Digital Signature
Certificate, shall be accurate and complete to the best of the subscriber's knowledge and belief,
regardless of whether such representations are confirmed by the Certifying Authority.
44. Control of safety measure of subscriber.--(1) Every subscriber shall exercise reasonable
care to retain control of using of Digital Signature Certificate and take all steps to prevent its disclosure
to a person not authorized to affix the digital signature of the subscriber.
(2) If the security of Digital Signature Certificate has been compromised by disobeying the
rules in sub-section (1) of this section, the subscriber shall communicate the same without any delay to
the Certifying Authority who has issued the Digital Signature Certificate in an agreed manner.
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45. Power of Controller to give directions.—The Controller may, by order, direct a Certifying
Authority or any employee of such a Certifying Authority to take such measure or cease carrying on
such activities as specified in the order if those are necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions
of this Act, or rules and regulations made thereunder.
46. Power of Controller to give directions in emergency.—If the Controller is satisfied that it
is necessary or expedient so to do in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity, or security of Bangladesh,
friendly relations of Bangladesh with other States, public order or for preventing incitement to
commission of any cognizable offence, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, direct any
agency of the Government to intercept any information to be transmitted through any computer
resource.
(2)
The subscriber or any person in charge of a computer resource shall, when called
upon by any agency to which direction has been issued under sub-section (1) of this section, extend all
facilities and technical assistance to decrypt the information.
47. Power to announce protected systems.—(1) The Controller may, by notification in the
Official Gazette or in Electronic Gazette, declare any computer, computer system or computer network
to be a protected system.
(2)
The Controller, by order in writing, authorize the persons who are authorized to
secure access to protected systems notified under sub-section (1) of this section.
48. Penalty for failure to furnish document, return and report.—If any person fails to
submit given document, return and report under the provisions of this Act, or rules and regulations
made thereunder to the Controller or Certifying Authority, the Controller or any officer of the
Government authorized by the Government by special order, as the case may be, can fine the person
which may extend to Taka ten thousands mentioning reasons in written by administrative order.
49. Penalty for failure to file return, information, book etc.—If any person fails to deliver
any information, books or any other documents under the provisions of this Act, or rules and
regulations made thereunder within stipulated time, the Controller or any officer of the Government
authorized by the Government by special order, as the case may be, can fine the person which may
extend to Taka ten thousand mentioning reasons in written by administrative order.
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