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Section 63

Unreliable digital signatures

of Digital Signature Act 1997

ActIn forceProvision 58 of 88
Section 63
(1)

Unless otherwise provided by law or contract, the recipient of a digital signature assumes the risk that a digital signature is forged, if reliance on the digital signature is not reasonable under the circumstances.

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(2)

Where the recipient determines not to rely on a digital signature under this section, the recipient shall promptly notify the signer of its determination not to rely on a digital signature and the grounds for that determination.