Malaysia legislation

Section 23

of DIGITAL SIGNATURE ACT 1997

Section 23

A licensed certification authority shall at all times display its licence in a conspicuous place at its place of business.

Requirement to submit information and particulars relating to business operations

*24. (1) A licensed certification authority shall submit to the

Commission such information and particulars including financial statements, audited balance sheets and profit and loss accounts relating to its entire business operations as may be required by the

Commission within such time as it may determine.

(2)

A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both, and in the case of a continuing offence shall in addition be liable to a daily fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit for each day the offence continues to be committed.

Notification of change of information

*25. (1) Every licensed certification authority shall, before making any amendment or alteration to any of its constituent documents, or before any change in its director or chief executive officer, furnish the Commission particulars in writing of any such proposed amendment, alteration or change.

*NOTE—The Central Bank of Malaysia is exempted from the requirements of this section for the purpose of implementing the Real-Time Electronic Transfer of Funds and Securities System or also known as “RENTAS”—see P.U. (A) 300/1999.

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(2)

Every licensed certification authority shall immediately notify the Commission of any amendment or alteration to any information or document which has been furnished to the Commission in connection with the licence.

Requirements as to advertisement 26.

A licensed certification authority shall not publish, whether in a newspaper, brochure or otherwise, any advertisement or information relating to or in connection with the business of a certification authority without including—

(a)

the licence number;

(b)

the business name under which it carries on business and the address at which such business is carried on; and

(c)

any other particulars relating to any services offered as the Commission considers necessary.

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