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(1) Every Certifying Authority shall disclose in the manner specified by regulations—
(a) its Digital Signature Certificate which contains the public key
corresponding to the private key used by that Certifying Authority to digitally sign
another Digital Signature Certificate;
(b) any certification practice statement relevant thereto;
(c) notice of the revocation or suspension of its Certifying Authority
certificate, if any; and
(d) any other fact that materially and adversely affects either the reliability of
a Digital Signature Certificate, which that Authority has issued, or the Authority's
ability to perform its services.
(2) Where in the opinion of the Certifying Authority any event has occurred or any
situation has arisen which may materially and adversely affect the integrity of its
computer system or the conditions subject to which a Digital Signature Certificate was
granted, then, the Certifying Authority shall—
(a) use reasonable efforts to notify any person who is likely to be affected by
that occurrence; or
(b) act in accordance with the procedure specified in its certification practice
statement to deal with such event or situation