Section 38
of Electronic Transactions Act
Section 38
(1)
A subscriber shall be deemed to have accepted a certificate if he —
(a)
publishes or authorises the publication of a certificate —
(i)
to one or more persons; or
(ii)
in a repository; or
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(b)
otherwise demonstrates approval of a certificate while knowing or having notice of its contents.
(2)
By accepting a certificate issued by himself or a certification authority, the subscriber listed in the certificate certifies to all who reasonably rely on the information contained in the certificate that —
(a)
the subscriber rightfully holds the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the certificate;
(b)
all representations made by the subscriber to the certification authority and material to the information listed in the certificate are true; and
(c)
all information in the certificate that is within the knowledge of the subscriber is true.
Control of private key.