Act Number: 21

Act Name: The Information Technology Act, 2000

Year: 2000

Enactment Date: 2000-06-09

Long Title: An Act to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic data interchange and other means of electronic communication, commonly referred to as

Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Department:

Section 25: Suspension of licence.
    (1) The Controller may, if he is satisfied after making such inquiry, as he may think fit, that a Certifying Authority has--
         (a) made a statement in, or in relation to, the application for the issue or renewal of the licence, which is incorrect or false in material particulars;
         (b) failed to comply with the terms and conditions subject to which the licence was granted;
         1 [(c) failed to maintain the procedures and standards specified in section 30;]
         (d) contravened any provisions of this Act, rule, regulation or order made thereunder,
revoke the licence:
     Provided that no licence shall be revoked unless the Certifying Authority has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed revocation.
     (2) The Controller may, if he has reasonable cause to believe that there is any ground for revoking a licence under sub-section (1), by order suspend such licence pending the completion of any enquiry ordered by him:
     Provided that no licence shall be suspended for a period exceeding ten days unless the Certifying Authority has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed suspension.
     (3) No Certifying Authority whose licence has been suspended shall issue any 2 [electronic signature] Certificate during such suspension
Notes:
1Subs. by notification No. S.O. 1015(E) (w.e.f. 19-9-2002)
2 Subs. by Act 10 of 2009, s. 2, for "Digital Signature" (w.e.f. 27-10-2009)
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