Act 7 Electronic Signatures Act 2011 32. Return of licence. (1) Where the revocation of a licence under section 27 has taken effect or where the licence has expired and no application for its renewal has been submitted within the period specified or where an application for renewal has been refused under section 35, the licensed certification service provider shall within fourteen days return the licence to the Controller. (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding seventy two eight currency points or to imprisonment not exceeding three years or to both and in the case of a continuing offence shall in addition be liable to a daily fine not exceeding five currency points for each day the offence continues and the court shall retain the licence and forward it to the Controller. 33. Restricted licence. (1) The Controller may classify licences according to specified limitations including— (a) maximum number of outstanding certificates; (b) cumulative maximum of recommended reliance limits in certificates issued by the licensed certification service provider; and (c) issuance only within a single firm or organisation. (2) The Controller may issue licences restricted according to the limits of each classification. (3) A licensed certification service provider that issues a certificate exceeding the restrictions of its licence commits an offence. (4) Where a licensed certification service provider issues a certificate exceeding the restrictions of its licence, the liability limits specified in Part IV shall not apply to the licensed certification service provider in relation to that certificate. 29

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