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3.—(1) In this Order—
(a)references to documents, maps, plans, drawings, certificates or other documents, or to copies, include references to them in electronic form;
(b)references to a form of communication being “in writing” include references to an electronic communication that satisfies the conditions in paragraph (3); and “written” and other cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly.
(2) If an electronic communication is received outside the recipient’s business hours, it is to be taken to have been received on the next business day.
(3) The conditions are that the communication is—
(a)capable of being accessed by the recipient;
(b)legible in all material respects; and
(c)sufficiently permanent to be used for subsequent reference.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), a communication is legible in all material respects if the information contained in it is available to the recipient to no lesser extent than it would be if transmitted by means of a document in printed form.
(5) In this article “electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(1).
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