Electronic Transactions
2010 No. C 2613
by reference to information in another document.
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shall be satisfied by a document as defined in this Act.
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that the document can neither be confirmed nor denied owing to the medium
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or technology used.
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based on the same or separate technologies, even when combined into a
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single document, for transmission, retention or other purposes, do not lose
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their distinct nature, if both the integrity of the combined document and the
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integrity of each separate reconstituted document are ensured by logical
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structuring elements.
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4.—(1) Where any law requires information to be in writing, that
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requirement is met if the information is contained in a document as defined by
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this Act and such information is accessible in a manner useable for subsequent
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reference.
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of an obligation or of this section the law simply provides consequences for
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the information not being in writing.
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(a) if the information required by law to be in writing is a notice of:
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(i) the cancellation or termination of utility services;
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(ii) the default, acceleration, possession, foreclosure or eviction or the
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right secured under a credit agreement, or a rental agreement for a
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primary residence of an individual;
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(2) Where the use of a document is required by any law, that requirement
(3) A document shall not be denied admissibility solely on the grounds
(4) Separate documents on or in the same or separate media and
(2) Subsection (l) applies whether the requirement therein is in the form
(3) The provision of this section shall not apply:
(iii) the cancellation or termination of health insurance or benefit or life
insurance benefits excluding annuities;
(iv) recall of a product or material failure of a product that risks
endangering health or safety;
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(v) a public notice;
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(b) To any document required to accompany any transportation or handling
Required to
be in Writing.
Exclusion of