Article 7.3 AuthenticationI1

England and Wales

(1)

A document in electronic form is sufficiently authenticated—

(a)

if the identity of the sender is confirmed in a manner specified by the recipient; or

(b)

where the recipient has not so specified, if the communication contains or is accompanied by a statement of the identity of the sender and the recipient has no reason to doubt the truth of that statement.

(2)

A document in hard-copy form is sufficiently authenticated if it is signed.

(3)

If a document is authenticated by the signature of an individual on behalf of—

(a)

a body of persons, the document must also state the position of that individual in relation to the body;

(b)

a body corporate of which the individual is the sole member, the document must also state that fact.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 7.3 in force at 5.7.2018, see rule 1.1