Singapore legislation

Regulation 33

of Electronic Transactions (Certification Authority) Regulations 2010

Regulation 33

Discontinuation of operations of accredited certification authority

Subregulation 1

If an accredited certification authority intends to discontinue its operations, the accredited certification authority may arrange for its subscribers to re‑subscribe to another accredited certification authority.

Subregulation 2

The accredited certification authority must make arrangements for its records and certificates to be archived in a trustworthy manner.

Subregulation 3

If the records are transferred to another accredited certification authority, the transfer must be done in a trustworthy manner.

Subregulation 4

An accredited certification authority must —

(a)

give to the Controller written notice of its intention to discontinue its operations not later than 3 months before the discontinuation;

(b)

give to its subscribers written notice of its intention to discontinue its operations not later than 2 months before the discontinuation; and

(c)

advertise, in such daily newspapers and in such manner as the Controller may determine, its intention to discontinue its operations not later than 2 months before the discontinuation.