Electronic Transactions (Certification Authority) Regulations 2010

No. S 650

Electronic Transactions Act 2010

(Act 16 of 2010)

Electronic Transactions (Certification Authority) Regulations 2010

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22, 36 and 38 of the Electronic Transactions Act 2010, RAdm (NS) Lui Tuck Yew, Senior Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Electronic Transactions (Certification Authority) Regulations 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2010.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“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.

Made this 28th day of October 2010.

CHAN YENG KIT

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Information,
Communications and the Arts,
Singapore.

[MICA ICT.271.022.017V12; AG/LLRD/SL/88/2010/1 Vol. 1]

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