148. Meaning of "electronic form", "by electronic means" etc

(1) The following provisions apply for the purposes of this Act.

(2) A document or information is sent in electronic form if it is sent -

(a) by electronic means (for example, by email or fax), or

(b) by any other means while in electronic form (for example, sending a disk in the post). References to electronic copy have a corresponding meaning.

(3) A document or information is sent by electronic means if it is -

(a) sent initially and received at its destination by means of electronic equipment for the processing (which expression includes digital compression) or storage of data, and

(b) entirely transmitted, conveyed and received by wire, by radio, by optical means or by other electromagnetic means. References to "electronic means" have a corresponding meaning.

(4) A document or information sent in electronic form must be sent in a form, and by a means, that the sender reasonably considers will enable the recipient -

(a) to read it, and

(b) to retain a copy of it.

(5) For the purpose

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