ACT
(Acts 16 of 2011 and 6 of 2014 and Statutory Instrument 95/2020)
Act 16 of 2011 .. in force 1 June 2016 (S.I. 95/2020)
Amended by Act 6 of 2014 .. in force 12 May 2014
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
| 1. | Short title and commencement |
| 2. | Interpretation |
| 3. | Non-Application |
| 4. | State to be bound |
PART 2
TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
| 5. | Validity of information |
| 6. | Rules applicable in lieu of agreement or other enactment |
| 7. | Time of dispatch of electronic communication |
| 8. | Time of receipt of electronic communication |
| 9. | Place of dispatch of electronic communication |
| 10. | Place of receipt of electronic communication |
| 11. | Attribution of electronic communication |
PART 3
APPLICATION OF LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
| 12. | Application of Part 3 |
| 13. | Satisfaction of legal requirements through use of information technology |
| 14. | Consent |
| 15. | Maintenance of integrity of information |
| 16. | Requirement that information be in writing |
| 17. | Requirement to record information in writing |
| 18. | Requirement to give information in writing |
| 19. | Prescribed forms |
| 20. | Electronic signature |
| 21. | Requirement for signature |
| 22. | Requirement that signature or seal be witnessed |
| 23. | Presumption about reliability of electronic signatures |
| 24. | Requirement to retain document or information in paper form |
| 25. | Requirement to retain information in writing |
| 26. | Requirement to retain information in electronic form |
| 27. | Requirement to retain information contained in an electronic communication |
| 28. | Requirement to provide or produce information in paper form or non-electronic form |
| 29. | Requirement to provide or produce information in electronic form |
| 30. | Requirement to provide access to information in paper form |
| 31. | Requirement where integrity of information cannot be assessed |
| 32. | Requirement to produce an original document |
| 33. | Comparison with originals |
| 34. | Recognition of electronic documents and signatures |
| 35. | Use of electronic information by public bodies |
| 36. | Content requirements |
| 37. | Copyright |
PART 4
CONTRACTS
| 38. | Contracts |
| 39. | Formation of electronic contracts |
| 40. | Information requirements relating to electronic contracts |
| 41. | Automated contracts |
| 42. | Mistakes in partly automated transactions |
| 43. | Declaration of intention |
PART 5
CONSUMER PROTECTION
| 44. | Exclusion from this Part |
| 45. | Information to be provided |
| 46. | Cooling-off period |
PART 6
MISCELLANEOUS
| 47. | Liability of intermediaries and internet service providers |
| 48. | Regulations |
AN ACT to give legal effect to and otherwise provide for the regulation of electronic communication and for related matters.
Commencement [1 June 2016 (Sections 1, 2, 3(a), 3(c), 3(d), 3(e), 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 41, 42, 43 and Part 6)]