(1)The registrar may impose requirements as to the form, authentication and manner of delivery of documents sent electronically to it under this Act.
(2)As regards authentication, the registrar may—
(a)require the document to be authenticated by a particular person or a person of a particular description;
(b)specify the means of authentication;
(c)require the document to contain or be accompanied by the name or registered number of the society to which it relates (or both).
(3)As regards the manner of delivery, the registrar may specify requirements as to the hardware and software to be used, and technical specifications (for example, matters relating to protocol, security, anti-virus protection or encryption).
(4)The power conferred by this section does not authorise the registrar to require documents to be delivered electronically.
(5)Requirements imposed under this section must not be inconsistent with requirements imposed by this Act or any other statutory provision with respect to the form, authentication and delivery of the document concerned.
(6)In this section, a document is sent electronically if it is sent by electronic means or in electronic form.]
F1Ss. 98A-98C inserted (6.4.2018 immediately after 2016 c. 16 (N.I.), s. 8(2) comes into force) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/323), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 23 (with art. 3)