Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (Chapter 337A)
Effective: 16 Jun 2003
Plain-English summary
Gives legal recognition to electronic writing, contracts, signatures and originals (ss. 7-11) and to electronic evidence (s. 12). Part III (ss. 19-21) limits the liability of intermediaries and lets the Minister approve codes of conduct for them, and Part IV (s. 22) creates an E-Commerce Advisory Board of five to nine members to advise the responsible Minister. The scanned text shows assent on 11 April 2003 and commencement on 16 June 2003. No regulator is named for the Act.
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