{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-regulations-2008/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-regulations-2008/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1741",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Communication of applications, notices etc.",
  "text": "(1) The requirement in these Regulations that any application, attestation, notice, reminder, representation, objection or any other communication that is sent should be in writing is satisfied where (apart from the usual meaning of that expression) the text of it—\n(a) is transmitted by electronic means;\n(b) is received in legible form; and\n(c) is capable of being used for subsequent reference.\n(2) The reference to “text” in paragraph (1) includes a signature.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 renumbered as reg. 5(1) (16.1.2024) by The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/43), regs. 1(1), 4(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in reg. 5(1) inserted (16.1.2024) by The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/43), regs. 1(1), 4(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in reg. 5 inserted (31.5.2018) by The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/699), regs. 1(2), 11(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5 substituted (31.5.2018) by The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/699), regs. 1(2), 11(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Reg. 5(2) inserted (16.1.2024) by The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/43), regs. 1(1), 4(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 applied (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 67(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Reg. 5 applied (6.7.2020) by The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/580), regs. 1(2), 4(5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1741/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:28:48.174495+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."
}