Regulation 5. Stages of licence. (DIGITAL SIGNATURE REGULATIONS 1998

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P.U.(A) 359/98
DIGITAL SIGNATURE REGULATIONS 1998

PART II - LICENSING OF CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES

Regulation 5. Stages of licence.

(1) A licence to carry on or operate as a certification authority shall be issued in two stages, namely -

(a) the establishment stage; and

(b) the operation stage.

(2) No person shall carry on or operate, or hold himself out as carrying on or operating, as a licensed certification authority unless that person has been issued with the operation stage of the licence.

(3) A person who contravenes subregulation (2) shall be deemed to carry on or operate as a certification authority without a valid licence.

(4) The establishment stage of a licence may be issued for any period not exceeding one year.

(5) An application for a licence shall be deemed to be withdrawn and shall not be further proceeded with, without prejudice to a fresh application being made by the applicant, if -

(a) the applicant fails to apply for the operation stage of the licence before the expiry of the period specified in subregulation (4); or

(b) on an application for the operation stage of the licence having duly been made within the period specified in subregulation (4), the applicant is not issued with the operation stage of the licence.

(6) Nothing in these Regulations shall be construed so as to require an applicant to apply for the establishment stage of a licence as a condition for applying for the operation stage of a licence if the applicant is otherwise able to satisfy the prescribed requirements to apply for the operation stage of a licence.