7. Digital Signature Certificate Standard.

- All Digital Signature Certificates issued by

the Certifying Authorities shall conform to ITU X.509 version 3 standard as per rule 6 and
shall inter alia contain the following data, namely:-
(a) Serial Number (assigning of serial number to the Digital Signature
Certificate by Certifying Authority to distinguish it from other certificate);
(b) Signature Algorithm Identifier (which identifies the algorithm used by
Certifying Authority to sign the Digital Signature Certificate);
(c) Issuer Name (name of the Certifying Authority who issued the Digital
Signature Certificate);
(d) Validity period of the Digital Signature Certificate;
(e) Name of the subscriber (whose public key the Certificate identifies);
and
(f) Public Key information of the subscriber.

8. Licensing of Certifying Authorities.- (1) The following persons may apply

for grant of a licence to issue Digital Signature Certificates, namely :-

(a) an individual, being a citizen of India and having a capital of five

crores of rupees or more in his business or profession;

(b) a company having –

(i) paid up capital of not less than five crores of rupees; and
(ii) net worth of not less than fifty crores of rupees:
Provided that no company in which the equity share capital held in
aggregate by the Non-resident Indians, Foreign Institutional Investors, or
foreign companies, exceeds forty-nine per cent of its capital, shall be eligible
for grant of licence:
Provided further that in a case where the company has been
registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) during the preceding
financial year or in the financial year during which it applies for grant of
licence under the Act and whose main object is to act as Certifying Authority,
the net worth referred to in sub-clause (ii) of this clause shall be the
aggregate net worth of its majority shareholders holding at least 51% of paid
equity capital, being the Hindu Undivided Family, firm or company:
Provided also that the majority shareholders referred to in the
second proviso shall not include Non-resident Indian, foreign national,
Foreign Institutional Investor and foreign company:
Provided also that the majority shareholders of a company referred
to in the second proviso whose net worth has been determined on the basis
of such majority shareholders, shall not sell or transfer its equity shares held
in such company-
(i) unless such a company acquires or has its own net worth of not
less than fifty crores of rupees;
(ii) without prior approval of the Controller;

(c) a firm having –

(i) capital subscribed by all partners of not less than five
crores of rupees; and
(ii) net worth of not less than fifty crores of rupees:
Provided that no firm, in which the capital held in aggregate by any
Non-resident Indian, and foreign national, exceeds forty-nine per cent of its
capital, shall be eligible for grant of licence:
Provided further that in a case where the firm has been registered
under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932) during the preceding
financial year or in the financial year during which it applies for grant of
licence under the Act and whose main object is to act as Certifying Authority,
the net worth referred to in sub-clause (ii) of this clause shall be the
aggregate net worth of all of its partners:
Provided also that the partners referred to in the second proviso
shall not include Non-resident Indian and foreign national:
Provided also that the partners of a firm referred to in the second
proviso whose net worth has been determined on the basis of such partners,
shall not sell or transfer its capital held in such firm-
(i) unless such firm has acquired or has its own net worth of not
less than fifty crores of rupees;
(ii) without prior approval of the Controller;
 (d) Central Government or a State Government or any of the Ministries
or Departments, Agencies or Authorities of such Governments.

Explanation.- For the purpose of this rule,-

(i) “company” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause 17
of section 2 of the Income-tax Act,1961 (43 of 1961);
(ii) “firm”, “partner” and “partnership” shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932);
but the expression “partner” shall also include any person who, being a minor
has been admitted to the benefits of partnership;
(iii) “foreign company” shall have the meaning assigned to it in
clause (23A) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act,1961 (43 of 1961);

(iv) “net worth” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause

(ga) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special
Provisions) Act, 1985 (1 of 1986);
(v) “Non-resident” shall have the meaning assigned to it as in
clause 26 of section 2 of the Income-tax Act,1961 (43 of 1961).

(2) The applicant being an individual, or a company, or a firm under sub-rule

(1), shall submit a performance bond or furnish a banker’s guarantee from a
scheduled bank in favour of the Controller in such form and in such manner as may
be approved by the Controller for an amount of not less than five crores of rupees
and the performance bond or banker’s guarantee shall remain valid for a period of
six years from the date of its submission:
Provided that the company and firm referred to in the second proviso to
clause (b) and the second proviso to clause (c) of sub-rule (1) shall submit a
performance bond or furnish a banker’s guarantee for ten crores of rupees:
Provided further that nothing in the first proviso shall apply to the company or
firm after it has acquired or has its net worth of fifty crores of rupees.
 (3) Without prejudice to any penalty which may be imposed or prosecution
may be initiated for any offence under the Act or any other law for the time being in
force, the performance bond or banker’s guarantee may be invoked –
(a) when the Controller has suspended the licence under sub-section (2)
of section 25 of the Act; or
(b) for payment of an offer of compensation made by the Controller; or
(c) for payment of liabilities and rectification costs attributed to the
negligence of the Certifying Authority, its officers or employees; or
(d) for payment of the costs incurred in the discontinuation or transfer of
operations of the licensed Certifying Authority, if the Certifying Authority's
licence or operations is discontinued; or
(e) any other default made by the Certifying Authority in complying with
the provisions of the Act or rules made thereunder.

Explanation.- “transfer of operation” shall have the meaning assigned to it

in clause (47) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961).

9. Location of the Facilities.-The infrastructure associated with all functions of

generation, issue and management of Digital Signature Certificate as well as
maintenance of Directories containing information about the status, and validity of
Digital Signature Certificate shall be installed at any location in India.

10. Submission of Application.- Every application for a licensed Certifying

Authority shall be made to the Controller,-
(i) in the form given at Schedule-I; and
(ii) in such manner as the Controller may, from time to time, determine,
supported by such documents and information as the Controller may require and it shall inter
alia include-
(a) a Certification Practice Statement (CPS);
(b) a statement including the procedures with respect to
identification of the applicant;
(c) a statement for the purpose and scope of anticipated Digital
Signature Certificate technology, management, or operations to be
outsourced;
 (d) certified copies of the business registration documents of
Certifying Authority that intends to be licensed;
(e) a description of any event, particularly current or past
insolvency, that could materially affect the applicant's ability to act as a
Certifying Authority;
(f) an undertaking by the applicant that to its best knowledge and belief
it can and will comply with the requirements of its Certification Practice
Statement;
(g) an undertaking that the Certifying Authority’s operation would
not commence until its operation and facilities associated with the
functions of generation, issue and management of Digital Signature
Certificate are audited by the auditors and approved by the Controller in
accordance with rule 20;
(h) an undertaking to submit a performance bond or banker’s
guarantee in accordance with sub-rule (2) of rule 8 within one month of
Controller indicating his approval for the grant of licence to operate as a
Certifying Authority;
(i) any other information required by the Controller.

11. Fee.- (1) The application for the grant of a licence shall be accompanied by a
non-refundable fee of twenty-five thousand rupees payable by a bank draft or by a
pay order drawn in the name of the Controller.
(2) The application submitted to the Controller for renewal of Certifying
Authority’s licence shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of five thousand
rupees payable by a bank draft or by a pay order drawn in the name of the
Controller.
(3) Fee or any part thereof shall not be refunded if the licence is suspended or
revoked during its validity period.

12. Cross Certification.- (1) The licensed Certifying Authority shall have
arrangement for cross certification with other licensed Certifying Authorities within
India which shall be submitted to the Controller before the commencement of their
operations as per rule 20:
 Provided that any dispute arising as a result of any such arrangement
between the Certifying Authorities; or between Certifying Authorities or Certifying
Authority and the Subscriber, shall be referred to the Controller for arbitration or
resolution.
(2) The arrangement for Cross Certification by the licensed Certifying
Authority with a Foreign Certifying Authority along with the application, shall be
submitted to the Controller in such form and in such manner as may be provided in
the regulations made by the Controller; and the licensed Certifying Authority shall not
commence cross certification operations unless it has obtained the written or digital
signature approval from the Controller.

13. Validity of licence.- (1) A licence shall be valid for a period of five years from the
date of its issue.
(2) The licence shall not be transferable.

14. Suspension of Licence.- (1) The Controller may by order suspend the licence in
accordance with the provisions contained in sub-section (2) of section 25 of the Act.

(2) The licence granted to the persons referred to in clauses (a) to (c) of sub-rule (1) of
rule 8 shall stand suspended when the performance bond submitted or the banker’s guarantee
furnished by such persons is invoked under sub-rule (2) of that rule.

15. Renewal of licence.- (1) The provisions of rule 8 to rule 13, shall apply in the case
of an application for renewal of a licence as it applies to a fresh application for licensed
Certifying Authority.

(2) A Certifying Authority shall submit an application for the renewal of its
licence not less than forty-five days before the date of expiry of the period of validity
of licence.

(3) The application for renewal of licence may be submitted in the form of
electronic record subject to such requirements as the Controller may deem fit.
 16. Issuance of Licence.- (1) The Controller may, within four weeks from the
date of receipt of the application, after considering the documents accompanying the
application and such other factors, as he may deem fit, grant or renew the licence or
reject the application:

Provided that in exceptional circumstances and for reasons to be recorded in

writing, the period of four weeks may be extended to such period, not exceeding
eight weeks in all as the Controller may deem fit.

(2) If the application for licensed Certifying Authority is approved, the applicant
shall -
(a) submit a performance bond or furnish a banker’s
guarantee within one month from the date of such approval to the
Controller in accordance with sub-rule (2) of rule 8; and
(b) execute an agreement with the Controller binding
himself to comply with the terms and conditions of the licence and the
provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder.

17. Refusal of Licence.- The Controller may refuse to grant or renew a licence
if-
(i) the applicant has not provided the Controller with such
information relating to its business, and to any circumstances likely to
affect its method of conducting business, as the Controller may require;
or
(ii) the applicant is in the course of being wound up or liquidated; or
(iii) a receiver has, or a receiver and manager have, been appointed
by the court in respect of the applicant; or
(iv) the applicant or any trusted person has been convicted, whether
in India or out of India, of an offence the conviction for which involved a
finding that it or such trusted person acted fraudulently or dishonestly, or
has been convicted of an offence under the Act or these rules; or
(v) the Controller has invoked performance bond or banker’s
guarantee; or
 (vi) a Certifying Authority commits breach of, or fails to observe and
comply with, the procedures and practices as per the Certification
Practice Statement; or
(vii) a Certifying Authority fails to conduct, or does not submit, the
returns of the audit in accordance with rule 31; or
(viii) the audit report recommends that the Certifying Authority is not
worthy of continuing Certifying Authority’s operation; or
(ix) a Certifying Authority fails to comply with the directions of the
Controller.

18. Governing Laws.- The Certification Practice Statement of the

Certifying Authority shall comply with, and be governed by, the laws of the country.

19. Security Guidelines for Certifying Authorities.- (1) The Certifying

Authorities shall have the sole responsibility of integrity, confidentiality and protection
of information and information assets employed in its operation, considering
classification, declassification, labeling, storage, access and destruction of
information assets according to their value, sensitivity and importance of operation.

(2) Information Technology Security Guidelines and Security Guidelines for

Certifying Authorities aimed at protecting the integrity, confidentiality and availability
of service of Certifying Authority are given in Schedule-II and Schedule-III
respectively.

(2) The Certifying Authority shall formulate its Information Technology and
Security Policy for operation complying with these guidelines and submit it to the
Controller before commencement of operation:

Provided that any change made by the Certifying Authority in the Information
Technology and Security Policy shall be submitted by it within two weeks to the
Controller.
 20. Commencement of Operation by Licensed Certifying Authorities.- The
licensed Certifying Authority shall commence its commercial operation of generation
and issue of Digital Signature only after -
(a) it has confirmed to the Controller the adoption of Certification Practice
Statement;
(b) it has generated its key pair, namely, private and corresponding public
key, and submitted the public key to the Controller;
(b) the installed facilities and infrastructure associated with all functions
of generation, issue and management of Digital Signature Certificate have
been audited by the accredited auditor in accordance with the provisions of
rule 31; and
(c) it has submitted the arrangement for cross certification with other
licensed Certifying Authorities within India to the Controller.

21. Requirements Prior to Cessation as Certifying Authority.- Before ceasing to

act as a Certifying Authority, a Certifying Authority shall, -

(a) give notice to the Controller of its intention to cease acting as a Certifying
Authority:
Provided that the notice shall be made ninety days before ceasing to act as
a Certifying Authority or ninety days before the date of expiry of licence;

(b) advertise sixty days before the expiry of licence or ceasing to act as
Certifying Authority, as the case may be, the intention in such daily newspaper
or newspapers and in such manner as the Controller may determine;
(c) notify its intention to cease acting as a Certifying Authority to the
subscriber and Cross Certifying Authority of each unrevoked or unexpired
Digital Signature Certificate issued by it :
Provided that the notice shall be given sixty days before ceasing
to act as a Certifying Authority or sixty days before the date of expiry of
unrevoked or unexpired Digital Signature Certificate, as the case may be;
(d) the notice shall be sent to the Controller, affected subscribers and
Cross Certifying Authorities by digitally signed e-mail and registered post;
 (e) revoke all Digital Signature Certificates that remain unrevoked or
unexpired at the end of the ninety days notice period, whether or not the
subscribers have requested revocation;
(f) make a reasonable effort to ensure that discontinuing its certification
services causes minimal disruption to its subscribers and to persons duly
needing to verify digital signatures by reference to the public keys contained in
outstanding Digital Signature Certificates;
(g) make reasonable arrangements for preserving the records for a period
of seven years;
(h) pay reasonable restitution (not exceeding the cost involved in obtaining
the new Digital Signature Certificate) to subscribers for revoking the Digital
Signature Certificates before the date of expiry;
(i) after the date of expiry mentioned in the licence, the Certifying
Authority shall destroy the certificate–signing private key and confirm the date
and time of destruction of the private key to the Controller.

26. Certificate Lifetime.- (1) A Digital Signature Certificate,-

(a) shall be issued with a designated expiry date;
(b) which is suspended shall return to the operational use, if the
suspension is withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of section 37 of
the Act;
(c) shall expire automatically upon reaching the designated expiry date at which
time the Digital Signature Certificate shall be archived;
(d) on expiry, shall not be re-used.

(2) The period for which a Digital Signature Certificate has been issued shall not
be extended, but a new Digital Signature Certificate may be issued after the expiry of
such period.

27. Archival of Digital Signature Certificate.- A Certifying Authority shall archive -

(a) applications for issue of Digital Signature Certificates;
(b) registration and verification documents of generated Digital
Signature Certificates;
(c) Digital Signature Certificates;
(d) notices of suspension;
 (e) information of suspended Digital Signature Certificates;
(f) information of revoked Digital Signature Certificates;
(g) expired Digital Signature Certificates,
for a minimum period of seven years or for a period in accordance with legal requirement.

28. Compromise of Digital Signature Certificate.- Digital Signature Certificates in

operational use that become compromised shall be revoked in accordance with the procedure
defined in the Certification Practice Statement of Certifying Authority.

Explanation : Digital Signature Certificates shall,-

(a) be deemed to be compromised where the integrity of:-
(i) the private key associated with the Digital Signature Certificate is in
doubt;
(ii) the Digital Signature Certificate owner is in doubt, as to the use, or
attempted use of his key pairs, or otherwise, for malicious or unlawful
purposes;
(b) remain in the compromised state for only such time as it takes to arrange
for revocation.

29. Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate.- (1) Digital Signature Certificate

shall be revoked and become invalid for any trusted use, where -
(a) there is a compromise of the Digital Signature Certificate owner’s private
key;
(b) there is a misuse of the Digital Signature Certificate;
(c) there is a misrepresentation or errors in the Digital Signature Certificate;
(d) the Digital Signature Certificate is no longer required.

(2) The revoked Digital Signature Certificate shall be added to the Certificate
Revocation List (CRL).

30. Fees for issue of Digital Signature Certificate.- (1) The Certifying Authority
shall charge such fee for the issue of Digital Signature Certificate as may be
prescribed by the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section 35 of the Act.
(2) Fee may be payable in respect of access to Certifying Authority’s X.500
directory for certificate downloading. Where fees are payable, Certifying Authority
shall provide an up-to-date fee schedule to all its subscribers and users, this may be
done by publishing fee schedule on a nominated website.
(3) Fees may be payable in respect of access to Certifying Authority’s X.500
directory service for certificate revocation or status information. Where fees are
payable, Certifying Authority shall provide an up-to-date fee schedule to all its
subscribers and users, this may be done by publishing the fee schedule on a
nominated website.
(4) No fee is to be levied for access to Certification Practice Statement via
Internet. A fee may be charged by the Certifying Authority for providing printed
copies of its Certification Practice Statement.

31. Audit.- (1) The Certifying Authority shall get its operations audited annually
by an auditor and such audit shall include inter alia,-
(i) security policy and planning;
(ii) physical security;
(iii) technology evaluation;
(iv) Certifying Authority’s services administration;
(v) relevant Certification Practice Statement;
(vi) compliance to relevant Certification Practice Statement;
(vii) contracts/agreements;
(viii) regulations prescribed by the Controller;
(ix) policy requirements of Certifying Authorities Rules, 2000.

(2) The Certifying Authority shall conduct,-

(a) half yearly audit of the Security Policy, physical security and planning of its
operation;
(b) a quarterly audit of its repository.

(3) The Certifying Authority shall submit copy of each audit report to the Controller
within four weeks of the completion of such audit and where irregularities are found, the
Certifying Authority shall take immediate appropriate action to remove such irregularities.

32. Auditor’s relationship with Certifying Authority.- (1) The auditor shall be
independent of the Certifying Authority being audited and shall not be a software or
hardware vendor which is, or has been providing services or supplying equipment to
the said Certifying Authority.
(2) The auditor and the Certifying Authority shall not have any current or
planned financial, legal or other relationship, other than that of an auditor and the
audited party.

33. Confidential Information.- The following information shall be confidential

namely:--
(a) Digital Signature Certificate application, whether approved or rejected;
(b) Digital Signature Certificate information collected from the subscriber or
elsewhere as part of the registration and verification record but not included in the
Digital Signature Certificate information;
(c) subscriber agreement.

34. Access to Confidential Information.- (1) Access to confidential information

by Certifying Authority’s operational staff shall be on a “need-to-know” and “need-to-
use” basis.
(2) Paper based records, documentation and backup data containing all
confidential information as prescribed in rule 33 shall be kept in secure and locked
container or filing system, separately from all other records.
(3) The confidential information shall not be taken out of the country except in a
case where a properly constitutional warrant or other legally enforceable document
is produced to the Controller and he permits to do so.
 SCHEDULE-I

[See rule 10]

Form for Application for grant of Licence to be a Certifying Authority

For Individual

1. Full Name *
Last Name/Surname __________________________________
First Name ___________________________________
Middle Name ___________________________________

2. Have you ever been known by any other name? If Yes,

Last Name/Surname __________________________________
First Name ___________________________________
Middle Name ___________________________________

3. Address
A. Residential Address *
Flat/Door/Block No. ___________________________________
Name of Premises/Building/Village ___________________________________
Road/Street/Lane/Post Office ___________________________________
Area/Locality/Taluka/Sub-Division ___________________________________
Town/City/District ___________________________________
State/Union Territory __________________ Pin : __________
Telephone No. ___________________________________
Fax ___________________________________
Mobile Phone No. ___________________________________

B. Office Address *
Name of Office ___________________________________
Flat/Door/Block No. ___________________________________
Name of Premises/Building/Village ___________________________________
Road/Street/Lane/Post Office ___________________________________
Area/Locality/Taluka/Sub-Division ___________________________________
Town/City/District ___________________________________
State/Union Territory __________________ Pin : __________
Telephone No. ___________________________________
Fax ___________________________________
4. Address for Communication * Tick  as applicable A or B

5. Father’s Name *
Last Name/Surname __________________________________
First Name ___________________________________
Middle Name ___________________________________

6. Sex * (For Individual Applicant only) Tick  as applicable : Male / Female

7. Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy) * --/--/----

8. Nationality * ___________________________________

9. Credit Card Details

Credit Card Type ___________________________________
Credit Card No. ___________________________________
Issued By ___________________________________

10. E-mail Address ___________________________________

11. Web URL address ___________________________________

12. Passport Details #

Passport No. ___________________________________
Passport issuing authority ___________________________________
Passport expiry date (dd/mm/yyyy) --/--/----
13. Voter’s Identity Card No. # ___________________________________

14. Income Tax PAN no. # ___________________________________

15. ISP Details

ISP Name * ___________________________________
ISP’s Website Address, if any ___________________________________
Your User Name at ISP, if any ___________________________________

16. Personal Web page URL address, if any ___________________________________

17. Capital in the business or profession * Rs. ________________________________

(Attach documentary proof)
For Company /Firm/Body of Individuals/Association of Persons/ Local Authority

18. Registration Number * ___________________________________

19. Date of Incorporation/Agreement/Partnership * --/--/----

20. Particulars of Business, if any: *

Head Office ___________________________________
Name of Office ___________________________________
Flat/Door/Block No. ___________________________________
Name of Premises/Building/Village ___________________________________
Road/Street/Lane/Post Office ___________________________________
Area/Locality/Taluka/Sub-Division ___________________________________
Town/City/District ______________________ Pin _________
State/Union Territory ___________________________________
Telephone No. ___________________________________
Fax ___________________________________
Web page URL address, if any ___________________________________
No. of Branches ___________________________________
Nature of Business ___________________________________
___________________________________

21. Income Tax PAN No.* ___________________________________

22. Turnover in the last financial year Rs. ________________________________

23. Net worth * Rs. ________________________________

(Attach documentary proof)

24. Paid up Capital * Rs. ________________________________

(Attach documentary proof)

25. Insurance Details

Insurance Policy No.* ___________________________________
Insurer Company * ___________________________________

26. Names, Addresses etc. of Partners/Members/Directors (For Information about more persons,
please add separate sheet(s) in the format given in the next page) *

No. of Partners/Members/Directors ___________________________________

Details of Partners/Members/Directors
A. Full Name
Last Name/Surname __________________________________
First Name ___________________________________
 Middle Name ___________________________________
B. Address
Flat/Door/Block No. ________________________________
Name of Premises/Building/Village ________________________________
Road/Street/Lane/Post Office ________________________________
Area/Locality/Taluka/Sub-Division ________________________________
Town/City/District ________________________________
State/Union Territory Pin ________________________________
Telephone No. ________________________________
Fax No. ________________________________
Mobile Phone No. ________________________________
C. Nationality ________________________________
In case of foreign national, Visa details_______________________________
D. Passport Details #
Passport No. ___________________________________
Passport issuing authority ___________________________________
Passport expiry date ___________________________________
E. Voter’s Identity Card No. # ___________________________________
F. Income Tax PAN no. # ___________________________________
G. E-mail Address ___________________________________
H. Personal Web page URL, if any ___________________________________

27. Authorised Representative *

Name ___________________________________
Flat/Door/Block No. ___________________________________
Name of Premises/Building/Village ___________________________________
Road/Street/Lane/Post Office ___________________________________
Area/Locality/Taluka/Sub-Division ___________________________________
Town/City/District ___________________ Pin ____________
State/Union Territory ___________________________________
Telephone No. ___________________________________
Fax ___________________________________
Nature of Business ___________________________________

For Government Ministry/Department/Agency/Authority

28. Particulars of Organisation: *
Name of Organisation ___________________________________
 Administrative Ministry/Department ___________________________________
Under State/Central Government ___________________________________
Flat/Door/Block No. ___________________________________
Name of Premises/Building/Village ___________________________________
Road/Street/Lane/Post Office ___________________________________
Area/Locality/Taluka/Sub-Division ___________________________________
Town/City/District ____________________ Pin __________
State/Union Territory ___________________________________
Telephone No. ___________________________________
Fax No. ___________________________________
Web page URL Address ___________________________________
Name of the Head of Organisation ___________________________________
Designation ___________________________________
E-mail Address ___________________________________

29. Bank Details

Bank Name * ___________________________________
Branch * ___________________________________
Bank Account No. * ___________________________________
Type of Bank Account * ___________________________________

30. Whether bank draft/pay order for licence fee enclosed * : Y / N If yes,
Name of Bank ________________________________
Draft/pay order No. ________________________________
Date of Issue ________________________________
Amount ________________________________

31. Location of facility in India for generation

of Digital Signature Certificate * ________________________________

32. Public Key @ ________________________________

33. Whether undertaking for Bank Guarantee/Performance Bond attached * : Y / N

(Not applicable if the applicant is a Government Ministry/Department/Agency/ Authority)

34. Whether Certification Practice Statement is enclosed * : Y/N

35. Whether certified copies of business registration document are enclosed : Y / N
(For Company/ Firm/ Body of Individuals/ Association of Persons/ Local Authority)

If yes, the documents attached:

ii) …………………………
iii) …………………………
iv) …………………………

36. Any other information _________________________________

_________________________________
_________________________________

Date Signature of the Applicant

_____________________________________________________________________________
Instructions : 1. Columns marked with * are mandatory.
2. For the columns marked with #, details for at least one is mandatory.
3. Column No. 1 to 17 are to be filled up by individual applicant.
4. Column No. 18 to 27 are to be filled up if applicant is a Company/ Firm/ Body of
Individuals/ Association of Persons/ Local Authority.
5. Column No. 28 is to be filled up if applicant is a Government organisation.
6. Column No. , 29, 30, 31 and 34 are to be filled up by all applicants.
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7. Column No. 32 is applicable only for application for renewal of licence.
8. Column No. 33 is not applicable if the applicant is a Government organisation.