4.—(1) For the period beginning on 11th May 2014 and ending with the day before the designated day, section 7 of and Schedule 2 to the 1995 Act (subscription and signing: special cases) apply to an electronic document as if “signed” and “subscribed” means “authenticated”; and “sign”, “signs”, “signature”, “signing” and “subscription” are to be construed accordingly.
(2) In this article “electronic document” has the meaning given by section 9A of the 1995 Act (subject to article 3(2) which has the effect of excluding documents created as an electronic communication within the ARTL system).