Section 15A: Recognition of foreign certificates and electronic signatures
This section is inserted by The Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Act 2026, section 9.
consolidated text (as at 2012, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
15A. Recognition of foreign certificates and electronic signatures
The geographic location –
(a) Where a certificate is issued or the electronic signature created or used; or
(b) of the place of business of the issuer or signatory,
shall not determine whether, or to what extent, a certificate or an electronic signature is
effective.
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Questions this section answers
- Does it matter where a digital certificate or electronic signature was created for it to be effective?