PART IGENERAL, INTERPRETATION AND MISCELLANEOUS
Electronic signatures and related certificatesI16
1
A requirement in these Regulations for an application, notice or objection to be signed is satisfied (as an alternative to the signature given by hand) where there is–
a
an electronic signature incorporated into or logically associated with a particular electronic communication, and
b
the certification by any person of such a signature.
2
For the purposes of this regulation an electronic signature is so much of anything in electronic form as–
a
is incorporated into or otherwise logically associated with any electronic communication or both; and
b
purports to be so incorporated or associated for the purpose of being used in establishing the authenticity of the communication, the integrity of the communication or both.
3
For the purposes of this regulation an electronic signature incorporated into or associated with a particular electronic communication is certified by any person if that person (whether before or after the making of the communication) has made a statement confirming that–
a
the signature,
b
a means of producing, communicating or verifying the signature, or
c
a procedure applied to the signature,
is (either alone or in combination with other factors) a valid means of establishing the authenticity of the communication, the integrity of the communication or both.