Section 62
Section 62
Where a rule of law requires a signature or provides for certain consequences in the absence of a signature, that rule shall be satisfied by a digital signature where—
(a)
that digital signature is verified by reference to the public key listed in a valid certificate issued by a licensed certification authority;
(b)
that digital signature was affixed by the signer with the intention of signing the message; and
(c)
the recipient has no knowledge or notice that the signer—
(i)
has breached a duty as a subscriber; or
(ii)
does not rightfully hold the private key used to affix the digital signature.
(2)
Notwithstanding any written law to the contrary—
(a)
a document signed with a digital signature in accordance with this Act shall be as legally binding as a document signed with a handwritten signature, an affixed thumb-print or any other mark; and
(b)
a digital signature created in accordance with this Act shall be deemed to be a legally binding signature.
(3)
Nothing in this Act shall preclude any symbol from being valid as a signature under any other applicable law.