Rule 1.5 AuthenticationC1C2C3
England and Wales
A document in electronic form is sufficiently authenticated—
if the identity of the sender is confirmed in a manner specified by the recipient; or
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.
A document in hard-copy form is sufficiently authenticated if it is signed.
If a document is authenticated by the signature of an individual on behalf of—
a body of persons, the document must also state the position of that individual in relation to the body;
a body corporate of which the individual is the sole member, the document must also state that fact.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Rule 1.5 applied (temp.) (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 4 paras. 15(3), 29(3), 32(4), 36(4), 39(3) (with ss. 2(2), 5(2), Sch. 4 para. 12)
- C2
Rule 1.5 applied (with modifications) (30.9.2021) by S.I. 2014/229, art. 2(2A), Sch. 1A paras. 1(4)(5), 3(3), 17(3), 20(4), 24(4), 27(3), 38 (as inserted by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Administration) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1048), arts. 1(1), 2)
- C3
Rules 1.4-1.6 applied (with modifications) (19.3.2024) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) (England and Wales) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/229), rules 1, 5, 7, Sch. (with rule 2(2))