Electronic Commerce
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service, sending or delivery of the document by an electronic
means if an information processing system is in place—
(a) to identify the origin, destination, time and date of service,
sending or delivery; and
(b) for the acknowledgement of receipt,
of the document.
(2) This section does not apply to—
(a) any notice of default, notice of demand, notice to show
cause, notice of repossession or any similar notices
which are required to be served prior to commencing a
legal proceeding; and
(b) any originating process, pleading, affidavit or other
documents which are required to be served pursuant to
a legal proceeding.
PART IV
COMMUNICATION OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGE
Attribution of electronic message
17. (1) An electronic message is that of the originator if it is
sent by the originator himself.
(2) As between the originator and the addressee, an electronic
message is deemed to be that of the originator if it is sent
by—
(a) a person who has the authority to act on behalf of the
originator in respect of that electronic message; or
(b) an information processing system programmed by, or on
behalf of, the originator to operate automatically.
(3) As between the originator and the addressee, the addressee
is entitled to regard an electronic message as being that of the
originator, and to act on that presumption, if—
(a) the addressee properly applies an authentication method
agreed between the originator and the addressee for
ascertaining whether the electronic message was that
of the originator; or
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