# The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998, Paragraph 5: Proof of identify of sender or recipient of information


For the purpose of any legal proceedings, it shall be presumed that the identity of the sender or recipient, as the case may be, of any claim or return delivered by means of an electronic communication to an official computer system is the same as is recorded on that official computer system.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/562/schedule/6/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-order-1998/schedule-6/paragraph-5
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