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The Child Support (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 1992

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[F1PART 1E+W+SUse of Electronic Communications

Use of electronic communicationsE+W+S

1.(1) Where these Regulations require or permit a person to carry out an action referred to in sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)that person may, if the conditions specified in paragraph 2 are met, use electronic communication to carry out the action, and

(b)any reference to the action is to be construed as being capable of being carried out using electronic communication.

(2) The actions are—

(a)giving consent;

(b)giving or sending of a document or notice;

(c)notifying a person;

(d)making an application other than an application under—

(i)paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 22 (appeals against deduction from earnings orders);

(ii)regulation 28 (application for a liability order);

(e)making representations;

(f)serving a notice or order, including a copy of that notice or order;

(g)setting out in writing.

Conditions for the use of electronic communicationsE+W+S

2.  The conditions for the use of electronic communications are—

(a)the electronic communication, its form, and the electronic address for the communication, have been agreed with the recipient for a purpose in paragraph 1(2);

(b)the electronic communication is sent in the agreed form to the agreed electronic address for the agreed purpose;

(c)the electronic communication is—

(i)legible, and

(ii)in a form sufficiently permanent to be used for subsequent reference.

Use of intermediariesE+W+S

3.  The Secretary of State may use intermediaries in connection with the actions referred to in paragraph 1(2).]

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