Commons Act 2006

25 Electronic registers E+W

(1) Regulations may require or permit the whole or any part of a register kept under this Part to be kept in electronic form.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may include provision as to—

(a) requirements to be complied with in relation to the recording of information in electronic form;

(b) the certification of information recorded in electronic form (including the status of print-outs of such information).

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may also include provision as to the process of converting a register, or part of a register, into electronic form.

(4) The provision referred to in subsection (3) includes in particular provision—

(a) as to the publicity to be given to such a conversion;

(b) requiring a provisional electronic version to be made available for inspection and comment;

(c) as to the holding of an inquiry in relation to any question arising as a result of the conversion.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 25 partly in force; s. 25 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 56(1); s. 25 in force for certain purposes for W. at 12.8.2007 by S.I. 2007/2386, art. 2