Regulation 4 Amendment of regulation 14 (forms)

After regulation 14(1) insert—

“(1A)
A form set out in Schedule 1 may be used in electronic form, provided that it has the electronic signature of any person who is required to sign it.

(1B)
In paragraph (1A), “electronic signature” has the meaning given in section 7(2) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000^f1.

(1C)
Any reference in these Regulations to a form set out in Schedule 1 is to be regarded as including—

(a)
a form which contains all the information required by that form, but the format of which differs in an immaterial respect;

(b)
a Welsh language version, or an English and Welsh language version, of that form.”.

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Footnotes

f1: 2000 c.7. Section 7(2) was amended by S.I. 2016/696 and provides that an electronic signature is so much of anything in electronic form as: (a) is incorporated into or otherwise logically associated with any electronic communication or electronic data, and (b) purports to be used by the individual creating it to sign.