(6) A person’s email address is—
(a) an email address published for the time being by that person as an address for contacting that person, or
(b) if there is no such published address, an email address by means of which the Commissioner believes, on reasonable grounds, that the notice will come to the attention of that person.
(7) A notice sent by email is treated as given 48 hours after it was sent, unless the contrary is proved.
(8) In this section, “ officer ”, in relation to a body corporate, means a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body.
(9) This section does not limit other lawful means of giving a notice. ”
(4) In Schedule 2 to the Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions Regulations 2016 ( S.I. 2016/696 ) (Commissioner’s enforcement powers), in paragraph 1(b), for “141” substitute “141A” .
I175 S. 96 in force at 19.8.2025, see s. 142(3)(c)
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(2) In section 142 (information notices)—
(i) in paragraph (a), after “information” insert “or documents” , and
(ii) in paragraph (b), after “information” insert “or documents” ,
(b) in subsection (2)(b), after “information” insert “or documents” ,
(c) in subsection (3)—
(i) in paragraph (a), after “information”, in both places it occurs, insert “or documents” ,
(iii) in paragraph (c), after “information” insert “or documents” , and
(iv) in paragraph (d), after “information” insert “or documents” ,
(d) in subsection (5), after “information”, in the second place it occurs, insert “or documents” ,
(e) in subsection (6), after “information”, in the second place it occurs, insert “or documents” , and
(f) in subsection (7)—
(i) in paragraph (a), for “is” substitute “or documents are” , and
(ii) in the words after paragraph (b), after “information” insert “or documents” .
(3) In section 143 (information notices: restrictions)—
(a) in subsection (1)(b)(ii), for “is” substitute “or documents are” ,
(b) in subsection (2), after “information”, in the second place it occurs, insert “or documents” ,
(c) in subsection (3), for “in respect” substitute “or documents to the extent that requiring the person to do so would result in the disclosure” ,