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Chapter II · Recognition Data Messages and Other Communications in Electronic Form

5. Requirements for original form

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

Where the law requires information to be presented or retained in its original form, that requirement shall be deemed to be satisfied by a data message, electronic document, electronic record or other communication in electronic form if there exists a reliable assurance as to the integrity of the information from the time when it was made available in electronic form and the information contained in the data message, electronic document, electronic record or other communication is available and can be used for subsequent reference.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1)—

(a)

the criterion for assessing the integrity of information, is whether such information has remained complete and unaltered, apart from the addition of any endorsement or any change which arises in the normal course of communication, storage or display ; and

(b)

the standard for reliability of the assurance shall be assessed having regard to the purpose for which the information was generated and all other relevant circumstances.

Read on from s 6

Chapter III

Electronic Contracts

Read on from Chapter III

Chapter IV

Certification Authority and Certification of Service Providers

Read on from Chapter IV

Chapter V

Rules Governing Evidence

Read on from Chapter V

Chapter VI

Miscellaneous

Read on from Chapter VI