Acts and Regulations

2011, c.145 - Electronic Transactions Act

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Retention of information
12(1)A legal requirement that information be retained is satisfied by retaining that information electronically if
(a) the information is retained in the format in which it was made, sent or received, or in a format that does not alter the contents of the information,
(b) the information will be accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference by any person who is entitled to have access to it or who is authorized to require its production, and
(c) when the information was sent or received, supplementary information, if any, identifying the origin and destination of the information to be retained and the date and time when it was sent or received, is also retained.
12(2)If the information to be retained was initially electronic, it may also be retained in a non-electronic format that meets the requirements of subsection (1).
2001, c.E-5.5, s.11
Retention of information
12(1)A legal requirement that information be retained is satisfied by retaining that information electronically if
(a) the information is retained in the format in which it was made, sent or received, or in a format that does not alter the contents of the information,
(b) the information will be accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference by any person who is entitled to have access to it or who is authorized to require its production, and
(c) when the information was sent or received, supplementary information, if any, identifying the origin and destination of the information to be retained and the date and time when it was sent or received, is also retained.
12(2)If the information to be retained was initially electronic, it may also be retained in a non-electronic format that meets the requirements of subsection (1).
2001, c.E-5.5, s.11