17.—(1) In this regulation, “electronic communications network” shall be construed in accordance with Article 277 (notification and documents in electronic form).
(2) An application to the Regulator by the trustees or managers of a scheme for authorisation under Article 264 or for approval under Article 265 shall be made in writing or, where any requirements imposed by or under Article 277 are complied with, may be made by transmitting it to the Regulator—
(a)by means of an electronic communications network, or
(b)by other means but in a form that nevertheless requires the use of apparatus by the Regulator to render it intelligible.
(3) A notification by the Regulator under Article 265(2)(a)(i) or (b) to the persons who gave a notice of intention shall be made in writing or, where any requirements imposed by or under Article 277 are complied with, may be made by transmitting it to those persons—
(a)by means of an electronic communications network, or
(b)by other means but in a form that nevertheless requires the use of apparatus by those persons to render it intelligible.