Hong Kong Ordinances

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 32

Government Chief Information Officer to notify revocations, suspensions and non-renewals of recognition, etc.

(Past version on 18/02/2000).

(1) The Government Chief Information Officer must give notice in the relevant
certification authority disclosure record, immediately- (Amended L.N. 131 of
2004)

   (a)  when the Government Chief Information Officer makes a decision to
        revoke a recognition under section 23(4);

   (b)  when a revocation has taken effect under section 23(6) or (7);

   (c)  when the Government Chief Information Officer makes a decision to
        suspend a recognition under section 24(2);

   (d)  when a suspension has taken effect under section 24(4) or (5);

   (e)  when the recognition of a suspended recognition is reinstated;

   (f)  when the Government Chief Information Officer receives a notice of
        appeal under section 28(3); or

   (g)  on becoming aware that the Secretary has confirmed, varied or reversed
        the decision of the Government Chief Information Officer to revoke or
        suspend a recognition.

(2) Where the revocation or suspension of a recognition has taken effect, the
Government Chief Information Officer must, as soon as practicable, give notice
of the revocation or suspension for at least 3 consecutive days in one English
language daily newspaper and one Chinese language daily newspaper in
circulation in Hong Kong.

(3) If a recognized certification authority does not apply for renewal before
the end of the period during which an application for renewal can be made
under section 27(2), the Government Chief Information Officer must, at least
21 days before the expiry of the period of validity of the recognition, give
notice- (Amended L.N. 131 of 2004)

   (a)  for at least 3 consecutive days in one English language daily
        newspaper and one Chinese language daily newspaper in circulation in
        Hong Kong; and

   (b)  in the certification authority disclosure record maintained for the
        certification authority, of the date of the expiry of the validity and
        that the certification  authority has not applied for renewal.
        (Amended L.N. 131 of 2004)