Information Technology Act, 2000
41. Acceptance of Digital Signature
Certificate. –
(1) A subscriber shall deemed to have accepted
a Digital Signature Certificate is the publishes or authorizes the publication
of a Digital Signature Certificate- to one or more person;
in a repository; or otherwise demonstrates his
approval of the Digital Signature Certificate in any manner.
By accepting a Digital Signature Certificate
the subscriber certifies to all who reasonable rely on the information
contained in the Digital Signature Certificate that—
the subscriber holds the private key
corresponding to the public key listed in the Digital Signature Certificate and
is entitled to h old the same;
all representations made by the subscriber to
the Certifying Authority and all material relevant to the information contained
in the Digital Signature Certificate are true;
all information in the Digital Signature
Certificate that is writing the knowledge of the subscriber is true.