with, the electronic signature or data message.
(2) Where a law requires or permits a person to
provide a certified copy of a document and the
document exists in electronic form, that
requirement is met if the person provides a print
out certified to be a true reproduction of the
document or information.
(3) Where a law requires or permits a person to
provide a certified copy of a document and the
document exists in paper or other physical form,
that requirement is met if an electronic copy of the
document is certified to be a true copy of the
document and the certification is confirmed by the
use of an advanced electronic signature.
Equal treatment
of signature
technologies
192. Nothing in this Act, except where there is
variation by agreement, shall be applied so as to
exclude, restrict, or deprive of legal effect, any
method of creating an electronic signature that
satisfies the requirements for compliance with the
requirement for a signature, or otherwise meets the
requirements of applicable law.
Conduct of a
person relying
on an electronic
signature
193. (1) Where signature creation data can be
used to create a signature that has legal effect,
each signatory shall
(a) exercise reasonable care to avoid
unauthorized use of its signature creation
data;
(b)
without undue delay, utilize means made
available by the certification service
provider pursuant to the provisions of this
Act, or otherwise use reasonable efforts,
to notify a person who may reasonably be
expected by the signatory to rely on or to
provide services in support of the
electronic signature if
(i) the signatory knows that the signature
creation data have been com
promised, or
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