Regulation 6 Registration of electronic documents in the Land Register and Register of SasinesF1F17

F8the type of electronic signature created by electronic signature creation data associated with a digital certificate supplied by the Keeper in accordance with paragraph (c); or

a qualified electronic signature;

comply with the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) cryptography standard X509 F11... (“X509”);

be bound to the holder in an identification process which meets a minimum of F12having regard to the Cabinet Office Good Practice Guide No. 45, Identity proofing and verification of an individual;

use a public key and private key pair which are at least 1024 bits;

employ a hashing algorithm no less satisfactory than F13Secure Hash Algorithm-2 (SHA-2);

not be subject to any limitation preventing use for authentication of conveyancing deeds and documents F14, land and buildings transaction tax land transaction returns or certification of Stamp Duty Land Tax land transaction returns;

be certified under a certificate in respect of which revocation is managed by a Certificate Revocation List compliant with X509;

be issued under policy, contractual and reliance documentation which contains no exclusion or limitation of liability clauses inappropriate to the reliance placed on conveyancing deeds, land registration applications and tax returns; and

not be created under policy, contractual or reliance documentation including choice of law or prorogation of jurisdiction clauses serving to refer Scots land law and property registration issues to the courts or legal system of a jurisdiction other than Scotland; or to refer F15land and buildings transaction tax or Stamp Duty Land Tax issues to the courts or legal system of a jurisdiction outwith the United Kingdom.