{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-order-1998/schedule-6/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-order-1998/schedule-6/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/562",
  "legislation_title": "The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-order-1998",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Proof of delivery of information",
  "text": "(1) For the purpose of any legal proceedings, it shall be presumed that—\n(a) if the delivery of any claim or return has been recorded on an official computer system, the use of an electronic communication has resulted in the delivery of that claim or return to the Secretary of State;\n(b) if the delivery of any claim or return submitted by means of an electronic communication to the Secretary of State has not been recorded on an official computer system, no delivery has been made;\n(c) any claim or return submitted by means of an electronic communication has been received on the time and date recorded on an official computer system.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4A Pt. 5 substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(4) of the commencing S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1784), art. 1(1), Sch. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 6 inserted (5.2.2007) by Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Electronic Communications) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/26) , arts. 1(1) , 4(4) , Schs. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/562/schedule/6/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-12T03:39:33.587469+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."
}