Electronic Transactions Act, 2011 Uganda specified or agreed upon or, if no time has been specified or agreed upon, within a reasonable time, the originator may— (4) 21. (a) give notice to the addressee stating that an acknowledgement has not been received and specify a reasonable time within which the acknowledgement should be received; and (b) upon notice to the addressee, treat the data message as though it has never been sent or exercise any other rights that he or she may have in respect of the data message. Where the originator does not specify that the acknowledgement is to be given in a particular form or by a particular method, the acknowledgement may be given by— (a) any communication from the addressee, automated or otherwise; or (b) any conduct of the addressee which is sufficient to indicate to the originator that the addressee received the data message. (5) Where the originator receives the acknowledgement of receipt from the addressee, unless there is evidence to the contrary it is presumed, that the addressee received the data message. (6) The presumption in subsection (5) does not imply that the content of the electronic record corresponds to the content of the record received. (7) Where the acknowledgement states that the related data message fulfilled the technical requirements, either agreed upon or set forth in applicable standards, it is presumed, unless evidence to the contrary is adduced, that those requirements have been met. (8) Except in so far as it relates to sending or receiving of a data message, this section does not apply to the legal consequences that arise from the data message or from the acknowledgement of its receipt. Variation of conditions or requirements by agreement Sections 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 may be varied by an agreement made between the parties involved in generating, sending, storing or processing a data message. Part III – E-Government services 22. Electronic filing and issuing of documents Where a law provides that a public body may— (a) accept the filing of a document or requires that a document be created or retained; (b) issue a permit, licence or an approval; or (c) provide for the making of a payment, the public body may, 23. (i) accept the document to be filed, created or retained in the form of a data message; (ii) issue the permit, licence or approval in electronic form; or (iii) make or receive payment by electronic means. Specific requirements by public body (1) A public body may for the purposes of section 22 by notice in the Gazette, specify— (a) the manner and format in which the data message shall be filed, created or retained; (b) the manner and format in which the permit, licence or approval shall be issued; By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 10