{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-documents-scotland-regulations-2014/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-documents-scotland-regulations-2014/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2014/83",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-documents-scotland-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Authentication of electronic documents: special cases",
  "text": "(1) Any reference in the 1995 Act or these Regulations to authentication by a granter of an electronic document, in a case where the granter is a person to whom any of paragraphs (2) to (7) applies, is to be construed as a reference to authentication by a person in accordance with that paragraph, unless the context otherwise requires.\n(2) Where the granter is a partnership, an electronic signature on behalf of the partnership must be applied by—\n(a) a partner; or\n(b) a person authorised to sign by the partnership.\n(3) Where the granter is a limited liability partnership, an electronic signature on behalf of the limited liability partnership must be applied by a member of the limited liability partnership.\n(4) Where the granter is a company, an electronic signature on behalf of the company must be applied by—\n(a) a director of the company;\n(b) a secretary of the company; or\n(c) a person authorised to sign by the company.\n(5) Where the granter is a local authority, an electronic signature on behalf of the local authority must be applied by a proper officer of the authority.\n(6) Where the granter is a body corporate other than a company or a local authority, the electronic signature on behalf of the body corporate must be applied by—\n(a) a member of the body’s governing board;\n(b) a member of the body;\n(c) a secretary of the body; or\n(d) a person authorised to sign by the body.\n(7) Where the granter is a Minister or office holder, the electronic signature by or on behalf of the Minister or office holder must be applied by—\n(a) the Minister or office holder;\n(b) where permitted by an enactment that a document may be signed by an officer of the Minister or by any other Minister, the officer or other Minister;\n(c) where permitted by an enactment that a document may be signed by an officer of the office holder, the officer; or\n(d) a person authorised to sign by the Minister or office holder.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 5-7 inserted (8.12.2014) by The Land Register of Scotland (Automated Registration) etc. Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/347), regs. 1(1), 9(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 5(1) substituted (1.4.2022) by The Registers of Scotland (Digital Registration, etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/65), regs. 1(2), 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 applied (7.12.2019) by The Public Health Scotland Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/336), art. 1(2), sch. 1 Pt. 3 (with art. 4(4)(5))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/83/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:35:42.819383+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}