Under no circumstance, a resolution, whether in acceptance or revocation of accreditation, as the case may be, shall be issued within maximum 45 days from the date the Accredited Certification Service Provider submitted the above notice. 4. In this Article, the “relevant requirements and criteria” means such requirements and criteria as the Minister may specify by regulation published within a period not exceeding four months from the date this Law comes into force. Such criteria shall not include requirements for using certain software or hardware. 5. Accredited Certification may be issued by a government authority appointed by the Minister to act as an Accredited Certification Service Provider and indicate the applicable criteria, certification service charges and exemption cases in regulation from the Council of Ministers published in the Official Gazette. Article 17 Accreditation of External Certification Service Provider 1. Following an application for accreditation made by a Certification Service Provider established outside Bahrain, the Minister may accord such accreditation as prescribed under Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article. 2. In determining to accord accreditation under the above Paragraph, the Minister shall have regard to whether the Certification Service Providers do in fact meet requirements and criteria equivalent to those required for an Accredited Certification Service Provider. 3. The Minister shall be empowered, by order published in the Official Gazette, revoke any accreditation accorded to External Certification Service Provider in cases and according to procedures and guarantees prescribed in Clauses (2) and (3) of the preceding Article. Article 18 Liability of Accredited Certification Service Provider 1. An Accredited Certification Service Provider shall be deemed liable to any person who reasonably relied on the certificate for: (i) the accuracy of all information in the Accredited Certificate as at the time at which it was issued; (ii) assurance that the person identified in the Accredited Certificate held, at the time the Accredited Certificate, was issued, the 13