# The Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021, Regulation 15: Service by electronic means


(1) This regulation applies where a notification or document authorised or required to be given or sent for the purposes of this Part is transmitted to a person (“the recipient”) by means of—
(a) an electronic communications network; or
(b) other electronic means.
(2) The transmission has effect for the purposes of this Part as a delivery of the notification or other document to the recipient only if the requirements under this regulation are complied with.
(3) Where the recipient is the Authority—
(a) the Authority must have indicated their willingness to receive the notification or other document by means of an electronic communications network or other electronic means;
(b) the transmission must be made in such manner, and satisfy such conditions, as the Authority may require; and
(c) the notification or other document must take such form as the Authority may require.
(4) Where the person making the transmission is the Authority, subject to paragraph (5) the Authority may determine—
(a) the manner in which the transmission is made; and
(b) the form in which the notification or other document is transmitted.
(5) Where the recipient is a person other than the Authority—
(a) the recipient; or
(b) the person on whose behalf the recipient receives the notification or other document,
must have indicated a willingness to receive notifications or documents transmitted in the form and manner used.
(6) An indication given to the Authority for the purposes of paragraph (5)—
(a) must be given to the Authority in such manner as they may require;
(b) may be a general indication or one that is limited to notifications or documents of a particular description;
(c) must state the address to be used and must be accompanied by such other information as the Authority require for making the transmission; and
(d) may be modified or withdrawn at any time by a notice given to the Authority in such manner as they may require.
(7) An indication, requirement or determination given, imposed or made by the Authority for the purposes of this regulation is to be given, imposed or made by being published in such a manner as the Authority consider appropriate for bringing it to the attention of the persons who, in the Authority’s opinion, are likely to be affected by it.
(8) In this regulation—
(a) “notification” includes notice;
(b) “electronic communications network” has the same meaning as in the Communications Act 2003.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348224382/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-occupational-pension-schemes-climate-change-governance-and-reporting-regulations-2021/regulation-15
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