Act 8
Electronic Transactions Act
2011
(a) dispatched at the place of business of the originator; and
(b) received at the place of business of the addressee.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) the person originating the
data message or the addressee—
(a) has more than one place of business—
(i) and one of the places can more closely be associated
with the transaction, the place of business which can
be closely associated with the transaction is presumed
to be the place of business;
(ii) but paragraph (a) does not apply, the principal place of
business of the person originating the data message or
the addressee is presumed to be the place of business;
(b) does not have a place of business, the place where the person
originating the data message or the addressee ordinarily
resides is presumed to be the place of business.
18. Expression of interest.
An expression of interest may be in the form of a data message and
may be without an electronic signature as long as it is possible to infer
the interest of the person from the data message.
19. Attributing a data message to person originating the message.
(1) A data message is attributed to the person who originated the
data message if the message is sent by—
(a) the person originating the message;
(b) an agent of the person originating the message or a person
who has the authority to act on behalf of the person
originating the data message ; or
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