Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

31.   Requirement where integrity of information cannot be assessed

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    (1)   A legal requirement to provide access to information that is in electronic form is satisfied by providing access to the information in paper or other non-electronic form.

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    (2)   Where the maintenance of the integrity of the information cannot be assured, the person who is to provide access to the information shall—

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      (a)     notify every person to whom access is required to be provided of that fact; and

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      (b)     if requested to do so, provide access to the information in electronic form in accordance with subsection (3).

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    (3)   A legal requirement to provide access to information that is in electronic form is satisfied by providing access to the information in electronic form, whether by means of an electronic communication or otherwise, where—

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      (a)     the form and means of access to the information reliably assures the maintenance of the integrity of the information, given the purpose for which, and the circumstances in which, access to the information is required to be provided; and

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      (b)     the person to whom access is required to be provided consents to accessing the information in that electronic form.