The Secretary of State may designate a mark for use in the course of providing, or offering to provide, digital verification services.

A mark designated under this section must be published by the Secretary of State.

A mark designated under this section may not be used by a person in the course of providing, or offering to provide, digital verification services unless the person is registered in the DVS register in respect of those digital verification services.

The Secretary of State may enforce subsection (3) in civil proceedings for an injunction or, in Scotland, an interdict.