17(1)Unless the sender and the addressee agree otherwise, electronic information is sent
(a)
when it enters an information system outside the control of the sender, or
(b)
if the sender and the addressee are in the same information system, when the sender takes the appropriate steps to make the information accessible to the addressee.
17(2)Electronic information is presumed to be received
(a)
when it enters an information system designated or used by the addressee for the purpose of receiving information of the type sent and it is capable of being retrieved and processed by the addressee, or
(b)
if the information enters some other information system and it is capable of being retrieved and processed by the addressee, when the addressee becomes aware that the information is in that other system.
17(3)Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as determining the place from which electronic information is sent nor the place at which it is received.
17(1)Unless the sender and the addressee agree otherwise, electronic information is sent
(a)
when it enters an information system outside the control of the sender, or
(b)
if the sender and the addressee are in the same information system, when the sender takes the appropriate steps to make the information accessible to the addressee.
17(2)Electronic information is presumed to be received
(a)
when it enters an information system designated or used by the addressee for the purpose of receiving information of the type sent and it is capable of being retrieved and processed by the addressee, or
(b)
if the information enters some other information system and it is capable of being retrieved and processed by the addressee, when the addressee becomes aware that the information is in that other system.
17(3)Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as determining the place from which electronic information is sent nor the place at which it is received.