Version Superseded: 26/10/2023
Point in time view as at 31/03/2022. This version of this provision has been superseded.
Energy Act 2004, Section 195 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Secretary of State may, by order, make provision specifying, for the purposes of any enactment or subordinate legislation contained in or made under this Act, the manner of determining—
(a)the times at which things done under that enactment or subordinate legislation by means of electronic communications networks are done; and
(b)the places at which such things are so done, and at which things transmitted by means of such networks are received.
(2)The provision made by subsection (1) may include provision as to the country or territory in which an electronic address is to be treated as located.
(3)An order made by the Secretary of State may also make provision about the manner of proving in any legal proceedings—
(a)that something done by means of an electronic communications network satisfies the requirements of an enactment or subordinate legislation contained in or made under this Act for the doing of that thing; and
(b)the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b).
(4)An order under this section may provide for such presumptions to apply (whether conclusive or not) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(5)An order under this section is subject to the negative resolution procedure.
Commencement Information
I1S. 195 in force at 24.8.2004 for specified purposes by S.I. 2004/2184, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
I2S. 195 in force at 5.10.2004 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2004/2575, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
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