# The Access to the Countryside (Provisional and Conclusive Maps) (England) Regulations 2002, Regulation 61: Use of electronic communications

Extent: E+W

(1) Any requirement imposed by or under these Regulations as to the giving or sending by one person to another of a notice or other document may be met by means of an electronic communication if—
(a) the use of such a communication results in the information contained in that notice or document being available to the other person in all material respects as it would appear in a notice or document given or sent in printed form; and
(b) the other person has consented to the information being made available to him by such means.
(2) Where under paragraph (1) an electronic communication is used for the purposes of giving or sending a notice or document—
(a) any requirement for the notice or document to be given or sent by a particular time shall be met in respect of the electronic communication only if the conditions mentioned in paragraph (1) are met by that time; and
(b) any requirement for more than one copy of the notice or document to be sent on any single occasion may be complied with by a single such communication.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), “in all material respects” means in all respects material to an exact reproduction of the content of the information as it would appear in a notice or document given or sent in printed form.
(4) In this regulation—
(a) “electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000; and
(b) “requirement” includes any condition of an authorisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1710/regulation/61 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-the-countryside-provisional-and-conclusive-maps-england-regulations-2002/regulation-61
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