SCHEDULE 2 E+W+S ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 2 applied (8.4.2013 for specified purposes, 29.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/381), regs. 1(2), 4 (with reg. 1(3))

C2 Sch. 2 applied (temp.) (19.2.2015) by The Universal Credit (Work-Related Requirements) In Work Pilot Scheme and Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/89), regs. 1, 6(3), 8

PART 2 E+W+S EVIDENTIAL PROVISIONS

Proof of identity E+W+S

6.—(1) The identity of—

(a) the sender of any claim or information delivered by means of an electronic communication to an official computer system; or

(b) the recipient of any claim or information delivered by means of an electronic communication from an official computer system,

is to be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to be the person whose name is recorded as such on that official computer system.

(2) Any claim or information delivered by an approved method of electronic communication on behalf of another person (“P”) is to be deemed to have been delivered by P unless P proves that it was delivered without P's knowledge or connivance.