Regulation 51 CIO’s implied agreement to receive information in electronic formI1

England and Wales

(1)

If a CIO sends or supplies documents or information to another person in electronic form—

(a)

the CIO is treated as having agreed to accept a response in electronic form; and

(b)

where the document or information is sent or supplied by the CIO by electronic means from an electronic address, or the CIO has given such an address in the document or information (subject to any limitations specified when providing that address), the CIO is treated as having agreed to the response being sent by electronic means to that address.

(2)

In this regulation “electronic address” means any address or number used for the purpose of sending or receiving documents or information by electronic means.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 51 in force at 2.1.2013, see reg. 1