Singapore legislation
Clause 59
Clause 59
Electronic service
(1)
The Authority may provide an electronic service for the service of any notice that is required or authorised by this Act to be served on any person.
(2)
The Authority may use the electronic service to serve any notice on behalf of the Agency.
(3)
For the purposes of the electronic service, the Authority may assign to any person —
an authentication code; and
an account with the electronic service.
(4)
Notwithstanding section 58, where any person has given his consent for any notice to be served on him through the electronic service, the Authority may serve the notice on that person by transmitting an electronic record of the notice to that person’s account with the electronic service.
(5)
Where a person has given his consent for a notice to be served on him through the electronic service, the notice shall be deemed to have been served at the time when an electronic record of the notice enters his account with the electronic service.
(6)
Notwithstanding any other written law, in any proceedings under this Act —
an electronic record of any notice that was served, through the electronic service; or
any copy or print-out of that electronic record,shall be admissible as evidence of the facts stated or contained therein if that electronic record, copy or print-out —
is certified by the Authority to contain all or any information served through the electronic service in accordance with this section; and
is duly authenticated in the manner specified in subsection (8) or is otherwise authenticated in the manner provided in the Evidence Act (Cap. 97) for the authentication of computer output.
(7)
For the avoidance of doubt —
an electronic record of any notice that was served, through the electronic service; or (b)any copy or print-out of that electronic record, shall not be inadmissible in evidence merely because the notice was served, without the delivery of any equivalent document or counterpart in paper form.
(8)
For the purposes of this section, a certificate —
giving the particulars of —
any person whose authentication code was used to serve the notice; and
any person or device involved in the production or transmission of the electronic record of the notice, or the copy or print-out thereof;
identifying the nature of the electronic record or copy or print-out thereof; and
purporting to be signed by the Authority or by a person occupying a responsible position in relation to the operation of the electronic service at the relevant time,shall be sufficient evidence that the electronic record, copy or print-out has been duly authenticated, unless the court, in its discretion, calls for further evidence on this issue.
(9)
Where the electronic record of any notice, or a copy or print-out of that electronic record, is admissible under subsection (6), it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the electronic record, copy or print-out accurately reproduces the contents of that document.
(10)
The Authority may make regulations which are necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of this section, including regulations prescribing the procedure for the use of the electronic service, including the procedure in circumstances where there is a breakdown or interruption of the electronic service.