TMI BlogVerification Procedures for Digital Signature Certificate enrolment by the publicX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e CBEC. 2. What is a Registration Authority and its functions: A. The Registration Authorities working under iCERT CA is the interface between the iCERT CA and the applicants of Digital Signature Certificate. They perform, on behalf of iCERT CA, the functions such as: i. Receipt of application for the issuance of the iCERT Digital Signature Certificates and verification of relevant information; ii. forwarding appropriate requests along with their recommendation to iCERT CA for issuance or revocation of Digital Signature Certificates iii. Verification of the requests for revocation of digital signatures as received from the iCERT CA. iv. Notifying the applicant about the issuance/revocation of Digital Signature Certificate. The details of the obligations of the RA have been provided specifically in the para 2.1.2 of the CPS of the iCERT CA as well. B. There are 5 RA (Registration Authority) situated at Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chennai, Bangalore and Delhi . These RAs have their verification teams located in each of the Central Excise Commissionerates. The jurisdiction of the Verification team extends over those applicants whose principal office is located within the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s; Banks; Reserve Bank of India ; (c) Central Excise Assesses; and (d) Service Tax Assesses. 6. What is Minimum System Requirement needed by the applicant: The following minimum specifications are recommended for the subscriber s computer to complete the web subscription process: Sl. No Software particulars Specifications 1 Browser Netscape 8.0 above. 2 Operating System MS Window 2000 (SP4)/XP (SP2) or above 7. What is Enrollment Procedure : The applicant shall submit the application in the following manner: - i. On the website of iCERT CA the applicant shall submit his application online by accessing the URL, i.e. https://www.icert.gov.in and fill up the application form hosted there. On the receipt of the application, a unique request-id would be generated by the RA Web application, which should be noted down by the applicant. This unique requestid would be used for all future references and communications between the CA, RA (including Verification Teams) and the applicant. ii. While submitting the details on website, the appl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ociation of Persons/Local Authority, the requirement of submitting his personal current Bank Statement/Passbook is discontinued). ii. In case of Company/Partnership Firm/Body of Individuals/Association of Persons/Local Authority, self attested copies of the following documents are also required to be sent, in addition to the above mentioned documents: I. Registration Certificate; II. Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum and Article of Association or Partnership deed; III. Balance Sheet/Profit Loss Account statement of the last financial year (preferably duly audited) [It is clarified that only Balance Sheet/P L A/C statement for last financial year, available, need to be submitted]; IV. Current Bank Accounts Statements/Passbook extracts containing only page of any one Bank Account Statement/Passbook showing name and address of the accountholder and the pages containing current ten transactions, and V. Permanent Account Number Card issued by the Income Tax Department. On receipt of the documents from the applicant, the RA Agent shall examine the same and shall acknowledge its receipt thereof through a confirmatory e-mail/fax/telephone. It is clarified that on ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... all fill up the part-1 of Verification Report in the prescribed proforma. The Superintendent shall also compare the copies of documents received by post with the original documents and shall enter his remarks in the part-2 of the Verification Report. After verification, the original documents shall be returned to the applicant. This process of verification shall be completed within 5 working days from the date of receipt of the applicant s documents. iii. Thereafter, the Superintendent shall submit the Verification Report to the Assistant/Deputy Commissioner in charge of the Verification Team who shall forward the verification report along with his comments and the documents to the RA. A soft copy of the Verification Report digitally signed by the Verification Team shall also be mailed to the RA Officer/Agent. iv. During the verification process, if any discrepancy is noticed, the applicant shall be informed accordingly and he shall be provided with an opportunity for rectification. The purpose of sending digitally signed report over the email (as mentioned in para 9(iii) above) is to allow for speedier communication of verification reports to the RA using email since post ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Generally, the applicant shall get the Digital Signature Certificate within 10 days of receipt of Enrolment Form along with requisite documents as mentioned above, by the RA/Verification Team. In case of delay, the applicant may contact the iCERT CA officials at the contact number provided hereunder. The applicant is also advised to check its email regularly and be in touch with its respective RA Office. 12. Issue of Digital Signature Certificate: The CA Agent shall dispose off the Certificate Signing Request as per the procedures laid down from time to time. The applicant shall receive the link through an email to download the Digital Signature Certificate. The applicant shall ensure that for downloading the Certificate, he uses the same PC and same browser on which he had submitted the application. 13. What is the procedure for Revocation/Suspension Requests: For Revocation or Suspension of Digital Signature Certificates, the subscriber may use the proforma available on URL https://www.icert.gov.in and submit the request for revocation/suspension of the Digital Signature Certificate with jurisdictional Registration Authority The request for revocation of the Digital ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
|
