Meaning of specified method
18.—(1) The specified method means in relation to the supply of an ATOL Certificate or a confirmed ticket—
(a)in the case of a consumer who is present, providing the ATOL Certificate or the confirmed ticket to that consumer at the time such payment is made;
(b)in the case of a consumer who is not present, immediately sending to that person the ATOL Certificate or the confirmed ticket by email or some other equivalent electronic means; or
(c)in the case of a consumer who makes a booking by telephone, either the method specified in paragraph (b) or immediately posting the ATOL Certificate or the confirmed ticket to that consumer.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, a “consumer” includes a person whom an airline ticket agent has reasonable grounds for believing is the consumer of the flight accommodation.