Electronic Transactions Act, No. 19 of 2006 13 20. (1) No person shall function as an accredited Certification Service Provider unless be holds a valid certificate of accreditation issued under the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment Act, No. 32 of 2005. Accreditation of Certification Service Providers. (2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as impeding or in any way restricting the rights of any certification service provider to engage in the business of providing certification services without being accredited. (3) A certificate of accreditation to a Certification Service Provider may be granted in accordance with provisions of the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment Act, No. 32 of 2005, in keeping with the criteria for accreditation specified by the Certification Authority under paragraph (a) of section 19. CHAPTER V RULES GOVERNING EVIDENCE 21. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Evidence Ordinance or any other written law, the following provisions of this section shall be applicable for the purposes of this Act. (2) Any information contained in a data message, or any electronic document, electronic record or other communication— (a) touching any fact in issue or relevant fact ; and (b) compiled, received or obtained during the course of any business, trade or profession or other regularly conducted activity, shall be admissible in any proceedings : Provided that, direct oral evidence of such fact in issue or relevant fact if available, shall be admissible ; and there is no reason to believe that the information contained in a data message, or any electronic document, electronic record or other communication is unreliable or inaccurate : Applicability of the Rules of Evidence.