Acts and Regulations

2011, c.145 - Electronic Transactions Act

Section 10
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10(1)A legal requirement that information be an original is satisfied by electronic information if there exists a reliable assurance as to the integrity of that information from the time it was created.
10(2)For the purpose of subsection (1),
(a) the criterion for assessing integrity is whether the information has remained complete and unaltered, apart from the introduction of any changes that arise in the normal course of communication, storage and display, and
(b) the standard of reliability required shall be assessed in the light of the purpose for which the information was created and in the light of all the circumstances.
10(3)Information remains an original for the purposes of this section even though it has been converted from non-electronic to electronic format, or from electronic to non-electronic format, if it continues to meet the requirements of subsections (1) and (2).
2001, c.E-5.5, s.9
Originals
10(1)A legal requirement that information be an original is satisfied by electronic information if there exists a reliable assurance as to the integrity of that information from the time it was created.
10(2)For the purpose of subsection (1),
(a) the criterion for assessing integrity is whether the information has remained complete and unaltered, apart from the introduction of any changes that arise in the normal course of communication, storage and display, and
(b) the standard of reliability required shall be assessed in the light of the purpose for which the information was created and in the light of all the circumstances.
10(3)Information remains an original for the purposes of this section even though it has been converted from non-electronic to electronic format, or from electronic to non-electronic format, if it continues to meet the requirements of subsections (1) and (2).
2001, c.E-5.5, s.9