Communication and storage of information by electronic means3
1
Except as provided in paragraph (5), where these Regulations require or allow a person to communicate information to another, whether in writing or otherwise, that person may communicate such information by electronic means.
2
Information communicated by electronic means shall not be treated as having been received by the recipient for the purposes of these Regulations unless the recipient—
a
has agreed to receive that information by electronic means by providing the sender with an address to which that information may be sent;
b
is able to read and print that information; and
c
is able to store that information in a form with which the sender cannot interfere.
3
In the absence of a clear indication to the contrary, information communicated by electronic means in accordance with, and for the purposes of, these Regulations shall be deemed—
a
to be accurately dated and timed;
b
to have been sent by the person from whom it purports to originate;
c
not to have been tampered with or otherwise modified; and
d
where relevant, to be intended to have legal effect.
4
Where these Regulations require any person to record, note or store information, it may be recorded, noted or stored on film or by electronic means if it—
a
can be reproduced (in the case of information recorded, noted or stored on film, at the place at which it is recorded, noted or stored) as a written copy; and
b
is reasonably secure from loss or unauthorised interference.
5
This regulation shall not apply to regulation 22(2).