ACT 562
DIGITAL SIGNATURE ACT 1997

PART IV - DUTIES OF LICENSED CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES AND SUBSCRIBERS
CHAPTER 3 - Representation and duties upon acceptance or certificate



Section 41. Indemnification of licensed certification authority by subscriber.


(1) By accepting a certificate, a subscriber undertakes to indemnify the issuing licensed certification authority for any loss or damage caused by issuance or publication of the certificate in reliance on-

if the representation or failure to disclose was made either with intent to deceive the licensed certification authority or a person relying on the certificate, or with negligence.

(2) Where the licensed certification authority issued the certificate at the request of one or more agents of the subscriber, the agent or agents personally undertake to indemnify the licensed certification authority under this section, as if they were accepting subscribers in their own right.

(3) The indemnity provided in this section shall not be disclaimed or contractually limited in scope.