Hong Kong Ordinances

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 24

Government Chief Information Officer may suspend recognition

(Past version on 18/02/2000).

(1) The Government Chief Information Officer may suspend a recognition granted
under section 21 or 22 or renewed under section 22 or 27 for a period not
exceeding 14 days. (Amended L.N. 131 of 2004)

(2) If the Government Chief Information Officer decides to suspend 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. (Amended
L.N. 131 of 2004)

(3) A suspension 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.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), a suspension takes effect on the expiry of 7
days from the date on which the decision to suspend the recognition is made.

(5) If the certification authority appeals under section 28 against the
suspension, the suspension does not take effect until the expiry of 7 days
from the date on which the Secretary confirms the suspension on appeal.

(6) If the period of suspension expires during the validity of a recognition
and the recognition is not revoked, the recognition is taken to be reinstated.