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Information Technology (Recognition of Foreign Certifying Authorities operating under a Regulatory Authority) Regulations, 2013.
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....ions, namely: - 1. Short title and Commencement.- (1) These Regulations may be called the Information Technology (Recognition of Foreign Certifying Authorities operating under a Regulatory Authority) Regulations, 2013. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions.- In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Act" means the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000); (b) "Certifying Authority" means a person who has been granted a licence to issue a Digital Signature Certificate under section 24; (c) "Controller" means the Controller of Certifying Authorities appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 17 of the Act; ....
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....roller and to certifying authorities licensed under the Act. (3) The Controller may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, publish in the Official Gazette, a list of recognized regulatory authorities for the purposes of these regulations from time to time. (4) The Controller shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with each recognized regulatory authority mentioned in sub-regulation (3) for the purposes of these regulations. (5) A memorandum of understanding mentioned in sub-regulation (4) shall remain valid for 5 years from the date of its execution. (6) The determination of whether a country's laws require a level of reliability at least equivalent to that required for issue of a Digital Signature Ce....
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....cognized under these regulations, all digital signature certificates issued by such Certifying Authority prior to such recognition shall be invalid for the purposes of this Act. (E) Suspension or revocation of recognition.- A recognition granted under regulation 3(A) shall be suspended or revoked if the authorization granted by the appropriate recognized regulatory authority to the Recognized Foreign Certifying Authority for issuance of a Digital Signature Certificate has been suspended or revoked by such regulatory authority. (F) Renewal of recognition.- (1) The provisions of these regulations shall apply in the case of an application for renewal of recognition as it applies to a fresh application for recognition. (2) A Recogni....
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....e Certificate under laws of a recognized country has been suspended or revoked: Provided that the reasons for refusal of the recognition may be mentioned. (H) Requirements Prior to Cessation as recognized Foreign Certifying Authority.- Before ceasing to act as a recognized Foreign Certifying Authority, the recognized Foreign Certifying Authority shall,- (a) give notice to the Controller of its intention to cease acting as a recognized Foreign Certifying Authority: Provided that the notice shall be made ninety days before ceasing to act as a recognized Foreign Certifying Authority or ninety days before the date of expiry of recognition; (b) advertise sixty days before the expiry of recognized or ceasing....