SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Communications by a company
Part 3Communications in electronic form
5Introduction
A document or information is validly sent or supplied by a company if it is sent in electronic form in accordance with this Part of this Schedule.
6Agreement to communications in electronic form
A document or information may only be sent or supplied by a company in electronic form—
a
to a person who has agreed (generally or specifically) that the document or information may be sent or supplied in that form (and has not revoked that agreement), or
b
to a company that is deemed to have so agreed by a provision in the Companies Acts.
7Address for communications in electronic form
1
Where the document or information is sent or supplied by electronic means, it may only be sent or supplied to an address—
a
specified for the purpose by the intended recipient (generally or specifically), or
b
where the intended recipient is a company, deemed by a provision of the Companies Acts to have been so specified.
2
Where the document or information is sent or supplied in electronic form by hand or by post, it must be—
a
handed to the intended recipient, or
b
sent or supplied to an address to which it could be validly sent if it were in hard copy form.