No. S 60
Electronic Transactions Act 1998
(Act 25 of 1998)
Electronic Transactions (Certification Authority) Regulations 1999
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 42 and 61 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1998, the Minister for Trade and Industry hereby makes the following Regulations:
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Electronic Transactions (Certification Authority) Regulations 1999 and shall come into operation on 10th February 1999.
Definitions
2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“licence” means a licence granted under these Regulations;
“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 a licensed certification authority), creation of private keys or administration of a certification authority’s computing facilities.

Made this 5th day of February 1999.

KHAW BOON WAN
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.
[MTI 102/3-01 PT C ; AG/LEG/SL/89A/98/1 Vol.1]