6 Publication in electrome forms of Gazette &c., deemed 10 be publication. Electronic Transactions Act, No. 9. Where any Act or enactment provides that any Proclamation, rule, regulation, order, by-law, notification, or other matter shall be published in the Gazerte, then such requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such rule, regulation, order, by-law, notification or other matter is published in an electronic form of the Gazette. Mo right to insist on records being in electronic form. 10. Electronic Transactions Act, Ne. 19 of 2006- 19 of 2006 (2) Unless otherwise agreed as between the originator and the addressee, the addressee is to regard a data message, electronic document, clectroni¢ record or Other communication as being that of the originator, and js entitled to act on that assumption, if :— (a) the addressee has no reason to doubt the autherticity of the data message, electronic document, electronic record or other communication ; or (6) there do not exist. any circumstances where. the addressee knows,,or ought to have. known by exercising reasonable care, that the data message, électronic-document, electronic record or. other Nothing contained in the preceding sections shall confer a right upon any person to insist that any Ministry, Government Department, Institution, Statutory Boay or Public Corporation or other similar body should accept or issue, any document in the form of electronic records or effect any monetary transaction in electronic form. communication was authentic. CHAPTER I ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS Electronic Contracts. Jl. Inthe context of contract formation, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, an offer and the acceptance of an offer may be expressed in electronic form. A contract shall not be denied legal validity or enforceability on the sole ground 13. (1) Where the originator has not agreed with the addressee that acknowleagement of receipt be given in a particular form or by @ particular method, such an acknowledgement may be given by(a) that it is in electronic form. Attribution of electronic records. 12. {1} Unless otherwise agreed as between an originator and the addressee, a data message, electronic document electronic record or other communication shal! be deemed to be that of the originator, if it was sent(a) (6) by the originator himself; by a person who had the authority ta act for and on behalf of the originator in respect of that data message, electronic document, electronic record or other communication ; or (c) by an automated information system programmed by, or on behalf of the originator. 7 any data message, electronic document, electronic record or other communication by tke addressee, automated or otherwise ; or (b) any conduct of the addressee, sufficient to indicate to the originator that the data message, electronic document, electronic record or other communication has been received. (2) Where the originator has stipulated that deta message, electronic document, electronic record: or other communication shall be binding only on receipt of an acknowledgement of réceipt of such data message, electronic document, electronic record or other communication by him, then, unless acknowledgement has been so received the data message. electronic document, electronic record or other communication shali be deemed to have never been sent by the originator. Acknowledgement of receipt.