{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-identification-and-trust-services-for-electronic-transactions-regulations-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-12",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/696",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-identification-and-trust-services-for-electronic-transactions-regulations-2016",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Electronic Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2014",
  "text": "(1) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) of the Electronic Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2014 —\n(a) omit the definition “the 2002 Regulations”;\n(b) for the definition “advanced electronic signature”, substitute—\n““advanced electronic signature” means an advanced electronic signature within the meaning given in Article 3(11) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market;”; and\n(c) for the definition “signature-creation data”, substitute—\n““electronic signature creation data” has the meaning given in Article 3(13) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market;”.\n(2) For regulation 3(b) (requirements of self-proving electronic document) of the Electronic Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2014, substitute—\n“(b) certified by a qualified certificate for electronic signature as defined in Article 3(15) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market.”.\n(3) In regulation 6 (registration of electronic documents in the Land Register) of the Electronic Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2014—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (b), from the words “created by” to the end, substitute—\n“(i) created by electronic signature creation data associated with a digital certificate supplied by the Keeper in accordance with paragraph (c); or\n(ii) certified by a qualified certificate for electronic signature as defined in Article 3(15) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market;”; and\n(b) at the beginning of sub-paragraph (c), insert “ in the case of an electronic signature under paragraph (b)(i), ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2014/83, as amended by S.S.I. 2014/347; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/696/schedule/3/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:22:22.032154+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."
}