Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Ordinance
Part 7
Effect of Things Done Electronically
25. Effect of things done electronically
(1) If, in reliance on Part 5, an act is done in electronic form or electronically, when it would otherwise be required or permitted to have been done using or with respect to a paper document, the doing of that act in electronic form or electronically has the same effect as if that act had been done using or with respect to a paper document.
(2) If, in reliance on Part 5, something takes an electronic form, when it would otherwise be required or permitted to be in the form of a paper document, that thing has the same effect as if it were a paper document.
(3) A document that is authenticated in accordance with section 17 has the same effect as a document duly signed, sealed or certified.
(4) A document that is authenticated in accordance with section 18 or 19 has the same effect as a document duly signed.
