(1) Where a public body has power to create, collect, receive, store, transfer, distribute, publish, issue or otherwise deal with information and documents, the public body has the power to do so using information technology.
(2) Subsection (1) is subject to any law in force in Saint Lucia that expressly prohibits the use of information technology or expressly requires information technology to be used in a specified manner.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a reference to writing or signature does not in itself constitute an express prohibition of the use of electronic means.
(4) Where a public body consents to receive any information in electronic form, the public body may specify —
(a) the manner and format in which the information is communicated to it;
(b) the type or method of electronic signature required, if any;
(c) control processes and procedures to ensure integrity, security and confidentiality of the information; and
(d) any other attributes for the information that are currently specified for corresponding information on paper.
(5) The requirements of subsection 18(1) and section 19 also apply to information described in subsection (4).
(6) A public body may make or receive payment in electronic form by any manner specified by the public body and approved by the Minister responsible for Finance.