# The Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2014, Regulation 50: Electronic communications

Extent: E+W

(1) Any requirement by or under these Regulations for a person to send a notice or document to another person may be met by means of an electronic communication if—
(a) it results in the information contained in that notice or document being available to the other person in a form similar to the form in which it would appear in a notice or document sent in printed form; and
(b) except where the other person is the determining authority, the other person consents to the notice or document being sent by those means.
(2) A person who has provided an e-mail address is to be treated as consenting to a document being sent by e-mail.
(3) Any requirement in these Regulations for a document to be signed does not apply in the case of a document sent by means of an electronic communication.
(4) Paragraphs (1) and (3) do not apply in relation to the submission of an application form to a registration authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3038/regulation/50 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/commons-registration-england-regulations-2014/regulation-50
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