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ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ORDINANCE :(b) any certificate of the type, class or description of certificate the recognition of which is revoked or suspended;
 * (c) digital signatures supported by that certificate or a certificate of that type, class or description,

as the case may be.

(3) Where the validity of a recognized certificate or the period of validity of a recognition specified under section 22(8) has expired, the provisions of this Ordinance relating to recognized certificates issued by a recognized certification authority and digital signatures supported by a recognized certificate issued by a recognized certification authority do not apply to the certificate and the digital signatures supported by the certificate.

(4) The revocation or suspension of the recognition of a certification authority does not affect the valid use of a recognized certificate issued by that certification authority before the revocation or suspension took effect or after the reinstatement of the recognition.

(5) The revocation or suspension of the recognition of a certificate does not affect the valid use of the certificate concerned before the revocation or suspension took effect or after the reinstatement of the recognition.

(6) The expiry of the period of validity of the recognition of a certificate specified under section 22(8) or the expiry of the period of validity of a recognized certificate does not affect the valid use of the certificate concerned before the expiry of the period of validity of the recognition or the certificate, as the case may be.

(7) The expiry of the period of validity of the recognition of a certification authority specified under section 21(6)(b) does not affect the valid use of a recognized certificate issued by that certification authority during the period of validity of its recognition.

27. Director may renew recognition of certification authority

(1) A certification authority recognized under section 21 may apply to the Director for renewal of a recognition.

(2) An application for renewal must be made at least 30 days before but not earlier than 60 days before the expiry of the period of validity of the recognition.

(3) An application for renewal must be sent to the Director as an electronic record or delivered by hand to the Director or left at the office of the Director during the ordinary business hours of that office.

(4) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (6), an application for renewal is to be made in the prescribed manner and in a form specified by the Director and if the Director so requires, the applicant must furnish to the Director the relevant particulars and documents specified under section 30.