Article (28)
1- The application for the license of providing authentication services shall be submitted
to the competent authority on the form prepared for this purpose.
2- It is not permitted to issue the license of providing authentication service unless the
applicant fulfills the conditions specified by the competent authority and has been
approved by a Ministerial Decision.
3- The license shall be personal and non-transferable and valid for five renewable years.
Article (29)
The competent authority shall have the right to revoke the license after conducting the
required investigation with the authentication service provider in the following cases:
(a) If he submits false statement when applying for issuing or renewing the license.
(b) If he does not abide by the conditions and instructions specified for granting license.
(c) If he violates any of the obligations provided for in Article (34) of this law or the
executive regulations and decisions.
The authentication service provider whose license has been revoked shall give it back to the
competent authority immediately after the issuance of the revocation decision.
Article (30)
The competent authority may, if it has reasonable ground for revoking the license, issue an
order suspending its validity till the completion of the investigation ordered by it provided
that the period of suspension shall not exceed ten (10) days.
Where necessity so demands, the suspension period may be renewed for not more than ten
days provided that the authentication service provider has been notified before renewal in
order to introduce his reasons for not renewing and the authentication service provider should
not issue any certificates during the period of suspension.
Article (31)
1- When suspending or revoking a license of an authentication service provider, the
competent authority shall publicize this in its maintained database.
2- The abovementioned database containing the suspension or revocation shall be 24
hours accessible through the web.
3- The competent authority may publicize the contents of the database through another
electronic means as appropriate and if necessary.
Article (32)
The concerned persons may appeal the decisions of refusal or suspension or revocation of the
license to the Minister and he shall have the right to revoke or amend the decision so appealed
if there are reasons for such revocation or amendment and the executive regulations shall
determine the dates and procedures of submitting the appeal and its settlement.
Chapter Six
Provisions Related to Certificates and Authentication Services
Article (33)
The certificate shall explain the following:
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