Section 93 of the Evidence Act 2011 – What it Says and All You Need to Know.
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Section 93 of the Evidence Act 2011 Provides as Follows:
(1) If a document is alleged to be signed or to have been written wholly or in part by any person, the signature or the handwriting of so much of the document as is alleged to be in that person’s handwriting must be proved to be in his handwriting.
(2) Where a rule of evidence requires a signature, or provides for certain consequences if a document is not signed, an electronic signature satisfies that rule of law or avoids those consequences.
(3) An electronic signature may be proved in any manner, including by showing that a procedure existed by which it is necessary for a person, in order to proceed further with a transaction, to have executed a symbol or security procedure for the purpose of verifying that an electronic record is that of the person.
Other Relevant Sections:
- Section 94 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 95 of the Evidence Act 2011
- Section 96 of the Evidence Act 2011