(1) A cheque may be issued by the use of mechanical or electronic equipment.
(2) Adequate security measures must be taken to restrict entry to a mechanical or an electronic cheque-writing device to a person authorized by the Accountant General.
(3) The Accountant General may authorize the signing of a cheque by the use of mechanical or electronic equipment capable of reproducing facsimiles of signatures of a person authorized by him or her to sign a cheque.