Act 7 Electronic Signatures Act 2011 (4) The liability limits specified in Part IV shall not apply to an exempted certification service provider and Part V shall not apply in relation to a digital signature verified by a certificate issued by an exempted certification service provider. 23. Qualifications of certification aservice providers. (1) The Minister in consultation with National Information Technolology Authority- Uganda shall, by regulations made under this Act, prescribe the qualifications required for certification service providers. (2) The Minister in consultation with National Information Technolology Authority- Uganda may vary or amend the qualifications prescribed under subsection (1) but any such variation or amendment shall not be applied to a certification service provider holding a valid licence under this Act until the expiry of that licence. 24. Functions of licensed certification service providers. (1) The function of a certification service provider shall be to issue a certificate to a subscriber upon application and upon satisfaction of the certification service providers requirements as to the identity of the subscriber to be listed in the certificate and upon payment of the prescribed fees and charges. (2) The certification service provider shall, before issuing a certificate under this Act, take all reasonable measures to check for proper identification of the subscriber to be listed in the certificate. 25. Application for licence. (1) An application for a licence under this Act shall be made in writing to the Controller in such form as may be prescribed. (2) An application under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by such documents or information as may be prescribed and the Controller may, at any time after receiving the application and before it is determined, require the applicant to provide such additional documents or information as may be considered necessary by the Controller for the purposes of determining the suitability of the applicant for the licence. 23