Section 8B: Legal recognition of electronic transferable records
This section is inserted by The Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Act 2026, section 6.
consolidated text (as at 2012, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
8B. Legal recognition of electronic transferable records
(1) An electronic transferable record shall not be denied legal effect, validity or
enforceability on the sole ground that it is in electronic form.
(2) No person shall, without his consent, be required to use an electronic
transferable record.
(3) The consent of a person to use an electronic transferable record may be inferred
from the conduct of that person.
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Questions this section answers
- Can an electronic transferable record be denied legal effect just because it's electronic?
- Can I be forced to use an electronic transferable record without my consent?