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Subsidiary Legislation

Electronic Transactions (Certification Authority) Regulations 2010

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Part 1

Preliminary

Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged

reg 1Citation

These Regulations are the Electronic Transactions (Certification Authority) Regulations 2010.

reg 2Definitions

In these Regulations —“accreditation” means accreditation granted under these Regulations;“accredited certification authority” means a certification authority that is accredited under these Regulations;“accreditation mark” means an accreditation mark as set out in the Schedule;“subscriber identity verification method” means the method used to verify and authenticate the identity of a subscriber;“trusted person” means any person who has —

(a)

direct responsibilities for the day‑to‑day operations, security and performance of those business activities that are regulated under the Act or these Regulations in respect of a certification authority; or

(b)

duties directly involving the issuance, renewal, suspension, revocation of certificates (including the identification of any person requesting a certificate from an accredited certification authority), creation of private keys or administration of a certification authority’s computing facilities.

“accreditation” means accreditation granted under these Regulations;

“accredited certification authority” means a certification authority that is accredited under these Regulations;

“accreditation mark” means an accreditation mark as set out in the Schedule;

“subscriber identity verification method” means the method used to verify and authenticate the identity of a subscriber;

“trusted person” means any person who has —

(a)

direct responsibilities for the day‑to‑day operations, security and performance of those business activities that are regulated under the Act or these Regulations in respect of a certification authority; or

(b)

duties directly involving the issuance, renewal, suspension, revocation of certificates (including the identification of any person requesting a certificate from an accredited certification authority), creation of private keys or administration of a certification authority’s computing facilities.

Part 2

Accreditation of Certification Authorities

Part 3

Refusal, Cancellation and Suspension of Accreditation

Part 4

Accreditation Requirements

Part 5

Conduct of Business by Accredited Certification Authorities

Part 6

Requirements for Repository

Part 7

Accreditation Mark

Part 8

Application to Public Agencies

Part 9

Administration