PART 1GENERAL, INTERPRETATION AND MISCELLANEOUS
Electronic signatures and related certificates6
1
A requirement in these Regulations for an application (other than an application under regulation 13, 27 or 55), notice, representation or objection to be signed is satisfied (as an alternative to a signature given by hand) where there is—
a
an electronic signature incorporated into or otherwise 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 with 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.