# The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 2022, Rule 168: Authentication

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(1) A notice, other document or information given, delivered, sent or supplied in hard copy form is sufficiently authenticated if it is signed by the person giving, delivering, sending or supplying it.
(2) A notice, other document or information given, delivered or sent in electronic form is sufficiently authenticated—
(a) if the identity of the sender is confirmed in a manner specified by the recipient, or
(b) where no such manner has been specified by the recipient, 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.
(3) If a notice, other document or information 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/uksi/2022/1239/rule/168 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/payment-and-electronic-money-institution-insolvency-scotland-rules-2022/rule-168
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