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ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ORDINANCE
Ord. No. 1 of 2000
A65

PART XII
Secretary’s Power to Amend Schedules and Make Subsidiary Legislation and Immunity of Public Officers

49. Regulations

The Secretary may make regulations for all or any of the following—

(a) to prescribe the manner of applying to the Director for recognition or renewal of recognition as a recognized certification authority or for recognition or renewal of recognition of certificates and the manner of recognition;
(b) to prescribe the fees payable in respect of applications for the recognition of certification authorities, the recognition of certificates or the renewal of such recognition;
(c) to prescribe the form of certification practice statements;
(d) to provide for the manner of appealing against a decision of the Director and the procedure for determining appeals;
(e) to provide for such other matters as are necessary or expedient to give effect to the provisions of this Ordinance.

50. Secretary may amend Schedules

The Secretary may by order published in the Gazette amend Schedules 1 and 2.

51. Protection of public officers

(1) No liability is incurred by the Government or a public officer by reason only of the fact that a recognition is granted, renewed, revoked, suspended or reinstated under Part VII.

(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), no civil liability is incurred by a public officer in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the public officer in good faith in the performance or purported performance of any function under a Part other than Part VII.

(3) The protection conferred under subsection (2) does not in any way affect the liability, if any, of the Government for the act or omission of the public officer in the performance or purported performance of the relevant function.