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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Electronic transactions - Preliminary provisions

208: Overview

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“This part explains how electronic information works in legal matters”

This part of the law explains how electronic information and communication work in legal matters. You’ll find information about several important topics:

You can learn about how electronic information affects legal matters in section 211. This section explains when electronic information has the same legal power as information on paper.

If you want to know when an electronic message is considered sent or received, you can look at sections 212 to 217. These sections give you rules about the timing and location of electronic messages.

Sections 218 to 221 tell you about using electronic technology for legal purposes. These sections explain when and how you can use electronic methods instead of traditional paper methods for legal matters.

If you need to know about specific legal requirements that you can meet using electronic technology, you can find this information in sections 222 to 236. These sections explain which legal requirements you can fulfill electronically and how to do it correctly.

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Part 4 Electronic transactions
Preliminary provisions

208Overview

  1. In this Part,—

  2. matters concerning the legal effect of information that is in electronic form or that is communicated by electronic means are set out in section 211:
    1. default rules about the time and place of dispatch and receipt of electronic communications are set out in sections 212 to 217:
      1. key provisions concerning the use of electronic technology to meet certain legal requirements are set out in sections 218 to 221:
        1. provisions that specify certain legal requirements that may be met by using electronic technology, and how they may be met, are set out in sections 222 to 236.

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