Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 9C inserted (28.10.2002) by The Social Security (Electronic Communications) (Child Benefit) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1789), arts. 1(1), 5, Sch.
2.—(1) The Secretary of State may use an electronic communication in connection with claims for, and awards of, child benefit and elections under regulation 6A of the Social Security (Guardian’s Allowances) Regulations 1975 (prescribed manner of making an election).
(2) A person other than the Secretary of State may use an electronic communication in connection with the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (1) if the conditions specified in sub-paragraphs (3) to (6) are satisfied.
(3) The first condition is that the person is for the time being permitted to use an electronic communication by an authorisation given by means of a direction of the Secretary of State.
(4) The second condition is that the person uses an approved method of—
(a)authenticating the identity of the sender of the communication;
(b)electronic communication;
(c)authenticating any claim, certificate, notice, information or evidence delivered by means of an electronic communication; and
(d)subject to sub-paragraph (7), submitting to the Secretary of State any claim, certificate, notice, information or evidence.
(5) The third condition is that any claim, certificate, notice, information or evidence sent by means of an electronic communication is in a form approved for the purpose of this Schedule.
(6) The fourth condition is that the person maintains such records in written or electronic form as may be specified in a direction given by the Secretary of State.
(7) Where the person uses any method other than the method approved by the Secretary of State, of submitting any claim, certificate, notice, information or evidence, that claim, certificate, notice, information or evidence shall be treated as not having been submitted.
(8) In this paragraph “approved” means approved by means of a direction given by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Schedule.]