LAWS OF BRUNEI 16 CAP. 196 Electronic Transactions 2008 Ed. Effectiveness between parties. 12. As between the originator and the addressee of an electronic record, a declaration of intent or other statement shall not be denied legal effect, validity or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record. Attribution. 13. (1) An electronic record is that of the originator if it was sent by the originator himself. (2) As between the originator and the addressee, an electronic record is deemed to be that of the originator if it was sent — (a) by a person who had the authority to act on behalf of the originator in respect of that electronic record; or (b) by an information system programmed by or on behalf of the originator to operate automatically. (3) As between the originator and the addressee, an addressee is entitled to regard an electronic record as being that of the originator and to act on that assumption if — (a) in order to ascertain whether the electronic record was that of the originator, the addressee properly applied a procedure previously agreed to by the originator for that purpose; or (b) the data message as received by the addressee resulted from the actions of a person whose relationship with the originator or with any agent of the originator enabled that person to gain access to a method used by the originator to identify electronic records as its own. (4) Subsection (3) shall not apply — (a) from the time when the addressee has both received notice from the originator that the electronic record is not that of the originator and had reasonable time to act accordingly; (b) in a case within subsection (3)(b), at any time when the addressee knew or ought to have known, had it exercised reasonable care or used any agreed procedure, that the electronic record was not that of the originator; or