Communication of applications, notices etc.S
5. The requirement in these Regulations that any application, notice [F1, representation] or objection should be in writing is satisfied where (apart from the usual meaning of that expression) the text of it–
(a)is transmitted by electronic means,
(b)is received in legible form, and
(c)is capable of being used for subsequent reference.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 5 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 24(1)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 5 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)