CHAPTER III

TRUST SERVICES
SECTION 6

Electronic time stamps

Legal effect of electronic time stamps
Article 41
1
An electronic time stamp shall not be denied legal effect and admissibility as evidence in legal proceedings solely on the grounds that it is in an electronic form or that it does not meet the requirements of the qualified electronic time stamp.
2
A qualified electronic time stamp shall enjoy the presumption of the accuracy of the date and the time it indicates and the integrity of the data to which the date and time are bound.
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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. 41(3) 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. 33; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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)