Electronic Transactions Act, 2011 (d) 14. 15. 16. the party has not used or received any material benefit or value from the performance received from the natural person. Formation and validity of a contract (1) A contract shall not be denied legal effect merely because it is concluded partly or wholly by means of a data message. (2) A contract by means of a data message is concluded at the time when and the place where acceptance of the offer is received by the person making the offer. Time of dispatch of data message (1) Subject to an agreement to the contrary, where a data message enters a single information system outside the control of the person originating the data message or a person who sent the message on behalf of the person originating the message, the dispatch of the message occurs when the data message enters the information system. (2) Where a data message successively enters two or more information systems outside the control of the person originating the data message, unless otherwise agreed between the person originating the message and the addressee, the dispatch of the message occurs when the data message enters the first of the information systems. Time of receipt of data message (1) 17. Uganda Unless otherwise agreed between the person originating the data message and the addressee, the time of receipt of a data message is determined where the addressee designates an information system for receiving a data message the receipt of a data message occurs— (a) at the time when the data message enters the designated information system; or (b) if the data message is sent to an information system of the addressee which is not the designated information system, at the time when the data message is received by the addressee. (2) Where the addressee has not designated an information system, receipt occurs when the data message enters an information system of the addressee. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall apply notwithstanding that the place where the information system is located is different from the place where the data message is received under section 17. Place of dispatch or receipt (1) (2) Unless otherwise agreed by the person originating a data message and the addressee, a data message is deemed to have been— (a) dispatched at the place of business of the originator; and (b) received at the place of business of the addressee. For the purposes of subsection (1) the person originating the data message or the addressee— (a) has more than one place of business— (i) and one of the places can more closely be associated with the transaction, the place of business which can be closely associated with the transaction is presumed to be the place of business; (ii) but paragraph (a) does not apply, the principal place of business of the person originating the data message or the addressee is presumed to be the place of business; By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 8