SCHEDULE 8Moratoriums in Northern Ireland: temporary provision
PART 3Temporary rules
Authentication of applications, notices and statements
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(1)
This paragraph sets out how an application, notice or statement is to be authenticated for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule.
(2)
An application, notice or statement 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.
(3)
An application, notice or statement in hard-copy form is authenticated if it is signed.
(4)
If an application, notice or statement 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.