6.—(1) A requirement in these Regulations for an application (other than an application under regulation 13 F1... 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.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 6(1) omitted (31.5.2018) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/699), regs. 1(2), 15(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 6 applied (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 67(c)