(1) Any person, firm or company, desirous to obtain a certificate under Section 31 of the Act,  shall have to submit an application in a format as referred to in Schedule -5 to the Certifying Authority.
(2) The Certifying Authority shall conduct necessary inquiry into the application filed under Sub-rule (1). While so conducting inquiry, an inquiry shall made on the following matters in particular:-
(a) whether or not the application received is authentic or legally valid;
(b) whether or not the applicant enlisted in the list of doubtful (suspicious) subscribers;
(c) ground to believe that the applicant him/herself is, without the support of any other person, capable to
use such a certificate;
(d) whether or not the applicant has agreed to publish the details of certification in the Directory;
(e) whether or not an audit for the authenticity of identification of the details of procedure of
certification, submitted by the applicant, has already been conducted or completed.
(3) While conducting an inquiry pursuant to Sub-rule (2), the Certifying Authority may, if it deems necessary to ask any additional  details with the applicant, demand such details accordingly.
(4) It shall be a duty of the concerned applicant to furnish the additional details to the Certifying Authority if so asked under Sub-rule (3).