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Section 41: Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate
Acceptance of Digital Signature Certificate.–(1) A subscriber shall be deemed to have accepted a Digital Signature Certificate if he publishes or authorises the publication of a Digital Signature Certificate–
- (a) to one or more persons;
- (b) in a repository; or otherwise demonstrates his approval of the Digital Signature Certificate in any manner.
- (2) By accepting a Digital Signature Certificate the subscriber certifies to all who reasonably rely on the information contained in the Digital Signature Certificate that–
- (a) the subscriber holds the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the Digital Signature Certificate and is entitled to hold the same;
- (b) all representations made by the subscriber to the Certifying Authority and all material relevant to the information contained in the Digital Signature Certificate are true;
- (c) all information in the Digital Signature Certificate that is within the knowledge of the subscriber is true.
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