Part 3Provision of information on sale of house

Supplementary

118Possession of documents

(1)

For the purposes of this Part, “possession” includes civil possession; and “possess” and “possesses” are to be construed accordingly.

(2)

A document held in electronic form is to be treated for the purposes of this Part as being in a person's possession if the person is readily able (using equipment available to that person)—

(a)

to view the document in a form that is legible, and

(b)

to produce copies of it in a legible documentary form.