Information Technology Act Section 26 — Notice of suspension or revocation of licence
CHAPTER VI REGULATION OF CERTIFYING AUTHORITIES
Cyber Law
Summary
Sub-section (1) covers what happens when a Certifying Authority's licence is suspended or revoked. In that situation, the Controller must publish a notice about the suspension or revocation in the database that the Controller maintains.
Sub-section (2) deals with cases where one or more repositories have been specified. Here, the Controller must publish the notices of suspension or revocation in all such repositories.
The first proviso to sub-section (2) states that the database containing the notice of suspension or revocation must be made available through a website that is accessible round the clock, meaning at all times.
The second proviso to sub-section (2) allows the Controller, if he considers it necessary, to publicise the contents of the database in electronic or other media that he thinks appropriate.
Official Text
(1) Where the licence of the Certifying Authority is suspended or revoked, the Controller shall publish notice of such suspension or revocation, as the case may be, in the data base maintained by him.
(2) Where one or more repositories are specified, the Controller shall publish notices of such suspension or revocation, as the case may be, in all such repositories:
Provided that the data base containing the notice of such suspension or revocation, as the case may be, shall be made available through a web site which shall be accessible round the clock:
Provided further that the Controller may, if he considers necessary, publicise the contents of data base in such electronic or other media, as he may consider appropriate.