Authentication
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1.6.—(1) A document in electronic form is authenticated—
(a)if the identity of the sender is confirmed in a manner specified by the recipient; or
(b)where the recipient has not so specified, if the communication contains or is accompanied by a statement of the identity of the sender and the recipient has no reason to doubt the truth of that statement.
(2) A document in hard copy form is authenticated if it is signed.
(3) If a document is authenticated by the signature of an individual on behalf of—
(a)a body of persons, the document must also state the position of that individual in relation to the body;
(b)a body corporate of which the individual is the sole member, the document must also state that fact.