# The Insolvency (Scotland) (Receivership and Winding up) Rules 2018, Article 1.6: Authentication


(1) A document in electronic form is 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 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/347/part/1/chapter/4/article/1n7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-scotland-receivership-and-winding-up-rules-2018/part-1/chapter-4/article-1n7
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