Rule 173 Electronic submission of information where rule 172 does not apply

(1)

This rule applies in any case where rule 172 does not apply, where information is required by these Rules to be sent by any person.

(2)

A requirement of the kind mentioned in paragraph (1) is treated as having been satisfied where—

(a)

the person to whom the information is sent has agreed—

(i)

to receiving the information electronically and to the form in which it is to be sent, and

(ii)

to the specified manner in which paragraph (3) is to be satisfied;

(b)

all the information required to be given is provided in the electronic submission; and

(c)

the person to whom the information is sent can produce in legible form the information so sent.

(3)

Any requirement that the information be accompanied by a signature is taken to be satisfied if the identity of the person who is supplying the information and whose signature is required is confirmed in the specified manner.

(4)

Where information has been supplied to a person, whether or not it has been supplied electronically in accordance with paragraph (2), and a copy of that information is required to be supplied to another person falling within paragraph (1), the requirements contained in paragraph (2) apply in respect of the supply of the copy to that other person, as they apply in respect of the original.