diff --git a/OrganisationAssurancePolicy/OrganisationAssurance-SubPolIreland.html b/OrganisationAssurancePolicy/OrganisationAssurance-SubPolIreland.html index 930c21f..c945d01 100644 --- a/OrganisationAssurancePolicy/OrganisationAssurance-SubPolIreland.html +++ b/OrganisationAssurancePolicy/OrganisationAssurance-SubPolIreland.html @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ - + + @@ -8,13 +9,14 @@ </head> <body> <h1> - <font color="blue">CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy for Ireland</font> + CAcert Organisation Assurance Program sub-policy for Ireland </h1> <p> - Author(s): Sam Johnston<br /> - Creation date: WIP 2008-03-25 V0.3<br /> - Status: <font color="red">WIP</font> 2008-03-XXX<br /> - Date next status: changes expected in April 2008.<br /> + <a href="../PolicyOnPolicy.html"><img src="../Images/cacert-wip.png" alt="CAcert Policy Status" height="31" width="88" style="border-style: none;" /></a><br /> + Author: Sam Johnston<br /> + Creation date: 2008-03-25<br /> + Status: WIP 2008-04-25<br /> + Next status: DRAFT 04-2008<br /> <!-- $Id$ --> </p> <h2> @@ -29,9 +31,9 @@ <p> This sub-policy is applicable to:<br /> </p> - <ol type="a"> + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Irish legal entities:<br /> - <ol type="i"> + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-roman;"> <li>Sole Traders </li> <li>Partnerships @@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ <h3> 2.1 Organisation </h3> - <ol type="a"> + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>For sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s), business name registration is OPTIONAL. </li> <li>Applicants MUST be a valid legal entity but MAY have an arbitrary number of registered trading names. @@ -59,14 +61,16 @@ <h3> 2.2 Records </h3> - <ol type="a"> - <li>Digital Signatures CAN be accepted in Ireland under the implementation of European Directive 2000/31/EC by way of the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000. + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> + <li>Digital Signatures MAY be accepted in Ireland under the implementation of European Directive 2000/31/EC by way of the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000. + </li> + <li>Historic documents MAY be accepted where it can be proven that material changes have not been made (eg via absence of subsequent submissions in official document listings). </li> </ol> <h3> 2.3 Application Form </h3> - <ol type="a"> + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>The licensing authority MUST be specified as 'Companies Registration Office, Ireland' where applicable (OPTIONAL for sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s)). </li> <li>Company Number or Business Name Number MUST be specified where applicable (OPTIONAL for sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s)). @@ -78,9 +82,9 @@ <h3> 3.1 Registries </h3> - <ol type="a"> + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Companies Registration Office ("CRO") [<a title="Companies Registration Office" href="http://www.cro.ie/">http://www.cro.ie/</a>]<br /> - <ol type="i"> + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-roman;"> <li>Company Search [<a title="Company Search" href="http://www.cro.ie/search/">http://www.cro.ie/search/</a>]<br /> </li> </ol> @@ -95,17 +99,18 @@ <h3> 3.2 Identifiers </h3> - <ol type="a"> + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Business Name Number is a unique identifying number assigned by CRO when an entity registers a business name. </li> <li>Company Number is a unique identifying number assigned by CRO when a body becomes registered as a company. </li> <li>Business Name Numbers and Company Numbers are NOT interchangeable so type must always be specified. + </li> </ol> <h3> 3.3 Documents </h3> - <ol type="a"> + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>CRO Company Printout </li> <li>CRO Business Name Printout @@ -117,23 +122,26 @@ <h3> 4.1 Assurance </h3> - <ol type="a"> + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Each person listed in an application MUST be individually assured and referenced by a confirmed email. </li> <li>Sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s) MAY be automatically approved without further checks. </li> - <li>All other trading names (including companies) MUST be verified by a CRO Company Search, where the status MUST be 'Normal'. + <li>All other trading names (including companies) MUST be verified by a CRO Company or Business Name Search, where the status MUST be 'Normal'. </li> <li>Partnership applicants MUST additionally be verified via a Business Name Printout as a current individual member and SHOULD be a managing partner. </li> <li>Company applications MUST be made by an individual who is duly authorised to sign on behalf of the company: - <ol type="i"> - <li>Officeholder applicants (directors or preferably secretary) MUST be verified in a "Company Printout" which SHALL be obtained for a fee (reclaimable from the applicant) by the OA from CRO. + <ol style="list-style-type: lower-roman;"> + <li>Officeholder applicants (directors or preferably secretary) MUST be verified in a "Company Printout" (obtained from the CRO by the OA where fees are reclaimable from the applicant). </li> - <li>Any other applicant MUST prove that they are duly authorised to sign on behalf of the entity (for example via delegation and/or under company rules) to the satisfaction of the OA, for approval by the AO. + <li>Any other applicant MUST prove that they are duly authorised to sign on behalf of the entity (for example via delegation and/or under company rules) to the satisfaction of the OA, for approval by the OAO. </li> </ol> </li> </ol> + <p> + <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=referer"><img src="../Images/valid-xhtml11-blue" alt="Valid XHTML 1.1" height="31" width="88" style="border-style: none;" /></a> + </p> </body> </html>