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Electronic Transactions
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regulatory body.
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of this Act and for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section may by
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Regulations prescribe:
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(a) the manner and format in which document or records shall be filed,
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Retention of
Records.
Validity of
electronic
(2) The appropriate regulatory body, in pursuance of the objectives
created, or issued;
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(b) the manner or method of payment of any fee or charges for filing,
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creation or issuance of any document or record under paragraph (a);
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(c) where the document is to be signed, the type of signature required
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and the manner and format in which such signature must be attached or
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logically associated with the document.
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9. Where any law provides that any rule, regulation, order, bye-law,
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notification, or any other matter, shall be published in a Gazette, then, such
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requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such rule, regulation,
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order, bye-law, notification or any other matter is published electronically
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provided that where any rule, regulation, order, bye-law, notification or any
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other matter is published in the Gazette or Electronic Gazette, the date of
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publication shall be deemed to be the date of the Gazette.
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10.—(1) Where an existing law, regulation, rule, practice or procedure,
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requires that certain information, documents or records be retained, that
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requirement is met by retaining the information in a document as defined
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in this law:
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(a) the information contained therein is accessible so as to be usable for
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subsequent reference;
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(b) the document is retained in the format in which it was generated,
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sent or received, or in a format which can be demonstrated to represent
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accurately the information generated, sent or received; and
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(c) such information, if retained, enables the identification of the origin
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and destination of the document, the date and time when it was sent or
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received.
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(2) An obligation to retain documents, records or information in
accordance with subsection (I) does not extend to any information, the sole