BELIZE
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT CHAPTER 290:01
REVISED EDITION 2003
SHOWING THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS AS AT 31ST MAY, 2003
This is a revised edition of the Substantive Laws, prepared by the Law Revision Commissioner
under the authority of the Law Revision Act, Chapter 3 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised
Edition 2000.
This edition contains a consolidation of the following laws- Page
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT
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Amendments in force as at 31st May, 2003.
CHAPTER 290:01
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
1. Short title.
2. Commencement.
3. Definitions.
4. Crown to be bound.
5. Non-discrimination against electronic information.
6. Writing requirements.
7. Prescribed forms.
8. Signature requirements.
9. Requirement to produce an original document.
10. Keeping written documents.
11. Integrity of information.
12. Recognition of foreign electronic documents and signatures.
THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2003
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1. Powers of public bodies.
2. Exclusions.
3. Certain other laws not affected.
4. Consent.
5. Contracts.
6. Automated contracts.
7. Mistakes in partly-automated transactions.
8. Expressions of will.
9. Time and place of sending and receiving electronic communications.
10. Attribution of electronic communications.