Part 11 - electronic signatures. Part 111 - telecommunications licenses. 9.1 The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a register of approved providers of cryptography support services. Cryptography support services are services provided to the sender or recipient of electronic communications or those storing electronic data designed to facilitate the use of cryptographic techniques to ensure that communications or data can be accessed or can be put into intelligible form only by certain persons or ensuring that the authenticity or integrity of such communications or data can be ascertained. The register will be open to public inspection.
Publicity is to be given to withdrawal or modification of an approval.
9.3 Approved persons must pass a fit and proper test. They must be able to provide the services in respect of which they have approval satisfying technical and other requirements now and in the future. The Act was given Royal Assent in August 2000. It deals with the interception of communications, intrusive and covert surveillance and access to encrypted data. Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources - to regulate techniques etc.