ch0700c02A 25-05-00 21:43:21 ACT STAGE Unit:OF pag1 THE ACT, DATE OF CREATION ON MILES Electronic Communications Act 2000 c. 7 7 Part II (b) the certification by any person of such a signature, shall each be admissible in evidence in relation to any question as to the authenticity of the communication or data or as to the integrity of the communication or data. (2) For the purposes of this section an electronic signature is so much of anything in electronic form as— (a) is incorporated into or otherwise logically associated with any electronic communication or electronic data; and (b) purports to be so incorporated or associated for the purpose of being used in establishing the authenticity of the communication or data, the integrity of the communication or data, or both. (3) For the purposes of this section an electronic signature incorporated into or associated with a particular electronic communication or particular electronic data is certified by any person if that person (whether before or after the making of the communication) has made a statement confirming that— (a) the signature, (b) a means of producing, communicating or verifying the signature, or (c) a procedure applied to the signature, is (either alone or in combination with other factors) a valid means of establishing the authenticity of the communication or data, the integrity of the communication or data, or both. 8.—(1) Subject to subsection (3), the appropriate Minister may by Power to modify legislation. order made by statutory instrument modify the provisions of— (a) any enactment or subordinate legislation, or (b) any scheme, licence, authorisation or approval issued, granted or given by or under any enactment or subordinate legislation, in such manner as he may think fit for the purpose of authorising or facilitating the use of electronic communications or electronic storage (instead of other forms of communication or storage) for any purpose mentioned in subsection (2). (2) Those purposes are— (a) the doing of anything which under any such provisions is required to be or may be done or evidenced in writing or otherwise using a document, notice or instrument; (b) the doing of anything which under any such provisions is required to be or may be done by post or other specified means of delivery; (c) the doing of anything which under any such provisions is required to be or may be authorised by a person’s signature or seal, or is required to be delivered as a deed or witnessed; (d) the making of any statement or declaration which under any such provisions is required to be made under oath or to be contained in a statutory declaration;