Digital Signature Act 1997

Digital Signature Act 1997
Parliament of Malaysia
An Act to make provision for, and to regulate the use of, digital signatures and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Citation	Act 562
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Date passed	5 May 1997
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Date passed	3 June 1997
Date of Royal Assent	18 June 1997
Date commenced	30 June 1997
Date effective	1 October 1998 [P.U.(B) 397/1998]
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat	Digital Signature Bill 1997
Bill citation	D.R. 02/1997
Introduced by	Leo Moggie Irok, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
First reading	25 March 1997
Second reading	30 April 1997
Third reading	5 May 1997
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara	Digital Signature Bill 1997
Bill citation	D.R. 02/1997
Introduced by	Leo Moggie Irok, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
First reading	12 May 1997
Second reading	3 June 1997
Third reading	3 June 1997
Amends
Digital Signature (Amendment) Act 2001 [Act A1121]
Status: In force

The Digital Signature Act 1997 (Malay: Akta Tandatangan Digital 1997), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to make provision for, and to regulate the use of, digital signatures and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Structure

The Digital Signature Act 1997, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 7 Parts containing 92 sections and no schedule (including 1 amendment).

• Part I: Preliminary
• Part II: The Commission and the Licensing of Certification Authorities
• Part III: Requirements of Licensed Certification Authorities
• Part IV: Duties of Licensed Certification Authorities and Subscibers
  • Chapter 1—General requirements for licensed certification authorities
  • Chapter 2—Warrants and obligation of licensed certification authorities
  • Chapter 3—Representation and duties upon acceptance or certificate
  • Chapter 4—Control in private key
  • Chapter 5—Suspension of certificate
  • Chapter 6—Revocation of certificate
  • Chapter 7—Expiration of certificate
  • Chapter 8—Recommended reliance limits and liability
• Part V: Effect of Digital Signature
• Part VI: Repositories and Date/Time Stamp Services
• Part VII: General

References

External links

• Digital Signature Act 1997 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.