Digital Signature Act 1997 s 16

s 16 Restriction on use of expression “certification authority”

Except with the written consent of the Commission, no person, not being a licensed certification authority, shall assume or use the expressions “certification authority” or “licensed certification authority”, as the case may be, or any derivative of these expressions in any language, or any other words in any language capable of being construed as indicating the carrying on or operation of such business, in relation to the business or any part of the business carried on by such person, or make any representation to such effect in any bill head, letter, paper, notice, advertisement or in any other manner.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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