Hong Kong Ordinances

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 26

Effect of revocation, suspension of recognition or expiry of validity of recognized certificate

(1) Where the revocation or suspension of a recognition of a
certification authority has taken effect or the period of validity of a
recognition specified under section 21(6)(b) has expired, the provisions of
this Ordinance relating to-

   (a)  a recognized certification authority do not apply to that
        certification authority;

   (b)  recognized certificates issued by a recognized certification 
        authority do not apply to the certificates issued by that
        certification  authority; and

   (c)  digital signatures supported by a recognized certificate issued by a
        recognized certification authority do not apply to the digital 
        signatures supported by the certificates issued by that certification 
        authority.

(2) Where the revocation or suspension of the recognition of a
recognized certificate has taken effect, the provisions of this Ordinance
relating to a recognized certificate or digital signatures supported by a
recognized certificate do not apply to-

   (a)  the certificate of which the recognition is revoked or suspended;

   (b)  any certificate of the type, class or description of certificate the
        recognition of which is revoked or suspended;

   (c)  digital signatures supported by that certificate or a certificate of
        that type, class or description, as the case may be.

(3) Where the validity of a recognized certificate or the period of validity
of a recognition specified under section 22(8) has expired, the provisions of
this Ordinance relating to recognized certificates issued by a
recognized certification authority and digital signatures supported by a
recognized certificate issued by a recognized certification authority do not
apply to the certificate and the digital signatures supported by the
certificate.

(4) The revocation or suspension of the recognition of a
certification authority does not affect the valid use of a recognized 
certificate issued by that certification authority before the revocation or
suspension took effect or after the reinstatement of the recognition.

(5) The revocation or suspension of the recognition of a certificate does not
affect the valid use of the certificate concerned before the revocation or
suspension took effect or after the reinstatement of the recognition.

(6) The expiry of the period of validity of the recognition of a certificate
specified under section 22(8) or the expiry of the period of validity of a
recognized certificate does not affect the valid use of the certificate
concerned before the expiry of the period of validity of the recognition or
the certificate, as the case may be.

(7) The expiry of the period of validity of the recognition of a
certification authority specified under section 21(6)(b) does not affect the
valid use of a recognized certificate issued by that certification  authority
during the period of validity of its recognition.