5. The requirement in these Regulations that any application, notice, [F1reminder,] [F2representation, objection or any other communication that is sent] should be in writing is satisfied where (apart from the usual meaning of that expression) the text of it—
(a)is transmitted by electronic means;
(b)is received in legible form; and
(c)is capable of being used for subsequent reference.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 5 inserted (31.5.2018) by The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/699), regs. 1(2), 11(1)(a)
F2Words in reg. 5 substituted (31.5.2018) by The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/699), regs. 1(2), 11(1)(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 5 applied (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 67(b)