Electronic Transactions Act 2002

Before its repeal, this Act was administered by: Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment
  • repealed
  • Electronic Transactions Act 2002: repealed, on 1 September 2017, by section 345(1)(e) of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).
27 Extra conditions for electronic communications

In addition to the conditions specified in section 26, if a person is required to retain information that is contained in an electronic communication,—

(a)

the person must also retain such information obtained by that person as enables the identification of—

(i)

the origin of the electronic communication; and

(ii)

the destination of the electronic communication; and

(iii)

the time when the electronic communication was sent and the time when it was received; and

(b)

the information referred to in paragraph (a) must be readily accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference.