Hong Kong Ordinances

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 23

Government Chief Information Officer may revoke recognition

(Past version on 18/02/2000).

(1) The Government Chief Information Officer may revoke a recognition granted
under section 21 or 22 or renewed under section 22 or 27.

(2) Before revoking a recognition, the Government Chief Information Officer
must give the certification authority a notice of intention to revoke the
recognition specifying the reasons for the intended revocation.

(3) In a notice under subsection (2), the Government Chief Information Officer
must invite the certification authority to make representations as to why the
recognition should not be revoked and specify a period for making the
representations.

(4) If the Government Chief Information Officer decides to revoke a
recognition, the Government Chief Information Officer must immediately give
the certification authority notice in writing of the decision specifying the
reasons for the decision and the date on which the decision was made.

(5) A revocation of recognition in relation to certificates may relate to all
certificates issued by a recognized certification authority or to a type,
class or description of certificates or a particular certificate.

(6) Subject to subsection (7), a revocation takes effect on the expiry of 7
days from the date on which the decision to revoke the recognition is made.

(7) If the certification authority appeals under section 28 against the
revocation, the revocation does not take effect until the expiry of 7 days
from the date on which the Secretary confirms the revocation on appeal.
(Amended L.N. 131 of 2004)