Annex I: List of Recommendations R.1 The Task Force recommends the preparation and adoption of such purposive provisions R.2 The Task Force recommends that any electronic transaction law be generally applicable to all civil and administrative law matters. R.3 The Task Force recommends that private entities be given the freedom to depart from the provisions of the electronic transactions law by agreement, in specified circumstances. R.4 The Task Force recommends that a comprehensive set of statutory definitions be incorporated in the electronic transactions legislation. R.5 Provisions should be drafted recognising the validity of electronic communications as meeting as requirement for a ‘writing’, ‘signature’ or ‘original’ and all areas where the law requires a person to file paper documents with public bodies including licensing, certification. Such validity may be subject to certain conditions being met and exemptions may be made for certain specified legal acts. The Task Force recommends the wording used in the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (2005). R.6 The Task Force recommends that these issues of contract law be expressly addressed in the electronic transactions law and recommends the wording used in the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (2005). R.7 The Task Force recommends that the electronic transaction law facilitates electronic record-keeping and permits the admission of electronic records as evidence before a judicial, administrative or dispute resolution body, subject to certain conditions. R.8 The Task Force recommends that regional standards be developed, reflecting international standards, to assist judicial, administrative or dispute resolution bodies to evaluate the evidential value of electronic records. R.9 The Task Force recommends that the electronic transactions law addresses the issue of when and where an electronic communication is sent and received, and recommends the wording used in the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (2005). R.10 The Task Force recommends that specific provision be made in any electronic transaction law stating that public authorities should accept electronic modes of communication. 20