The Electronic Transactions Law
(a) shall, for the purposes of this Law, form the Electronic Transactions Control Board comprising suitable persons and experts for enabling the
supervision of the activities of the electronic transactions.
(b) may reorganize the Control Board as may be necessary.
10. The Control Board shall exercise and carry out the following functions and powers under the guidance of the Central Body :
(a) issuing licence to enable performing as a certification authority and refusing to issue the same ;
(b) specifying the manner in which dealings shall be conducted between the certification authority and the subscribers ;
(c) specifying the terms and conditions and standards subject to which the certification authority shall conduct its business and the detailed data to
be recorded in the accounts to be maintained by it;
(d) specifying the qualifications and experience that employees of the certification authority should possess ;
(e) settling disputes relating to interests which arise between the certification authority and the subscriber;
(f) facilitating the establishment of any electronic system by a certification authority either solely or jointly with other certification authority and
regulation of such system ;
(g) maintaining a database containing the disclosure record by certification authority of particulars that shall be accessible to the public;
(h) reproducing, copying or extracting, if necessary, of records, accounts, data and documents stored by a certification authority and examining
thereof;
(i) having access to and inspecting and checking the operation of any computer system and any associated apparatus or material which it has
reasonable cause to suspect is or has been in use in connection with any offence under this Law;
(j) exposing and acquiring any necessary identification document from any person with respect to any offence contained in this Law;
(k) examining and supervising the activities of the certification authority;
(l) investigating as may be necessary to scrutinize whether this Law and rules, procedures, notifications, orders and directives issued under this
Law are abided by or not;
(m) recognizing any foreign certification authority in accordance with the stipulations;
(n) submitting its activities to the Central Body in accordance with the stipulations;
(o) performing other functions and duties as are assigned by the Central Body and the Ministry from time to time.
11. The Control Board may, if necessary, assign any of its functions and duties to a body after forming it or to an expert, with the approval of the
Central Body.
Chapter VI
Certification Authority
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