Electronic Transactions Law
Art. 23Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Investment (misa.gov.sa)
The following acts shall be deemed in violation of the provisions of this Law:
1. Engaging in the activities of a certification service provider without a license
from the Commission.
2. A certification service provider’s use of information concerning the applicant,
for purposes other than certification without the applicant's written or
electronic consent.
3. A certification service provider’s disclosure of the information he became
privy to by virtue of his work without the certificate holder's written or
electronic consent, or as provided for by law.
4. A certification service provider's provision of false or misleading information
to the Commission, or the misuse of certification services.
5. Creating, publishing, or using digital certificates or electronic signatures for
fraudulent or any other unlawful purposes.
6. Forging electronic records, electronic signatures, or digital certificates, or
using them with knowledge of forgery.
7. Knowingly providing false information to a certification service provider, or
false electronic signature information to any party relying on such signature
under this Law.
Electronic Transactions Law
8. Accessing, copying, restructuring, or taking over another person's electronic
signature system without valid authorization.
9. Stealing the identity of another person or falsely claiming to represent him in
applying for, accepting, or requesting the suspension or revocation of a
digital certificate.
10. Publishing a forged, false, revoked, or suspended digital certificate or
knowingly placing such certificate at the disposal of another person,
excluding the right of a certification service provider as set forth in Article
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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