CHAPTER III

TRUST SERVICES
SECTION 6

Electronic time stamps

Requirements for qualified electronic time stamps
Article 42
1
A qualified electronic time stamp shall meet the following requirements:
a
it binds the date and time to data in such a manner as to reasonably preclude the possibility of the data being changed undetectably;
b
it is based on an accurate time source linked to Coordinated Universal Time; and
c
it is signed using an advanced electronic signature or sealed with an advanced electronic seal of the qualified trust service provider, or by some equivalent method.
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Art. 42(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 34; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)