Each of the FCA and the PRA may impose requirements as to the form, authentication and manner of delivery of documents sent electronically to it under this Act.
As regards authentication of a document sent to it electronically, each of the FCA and the PRA may —
(a) require the document to be authenticated by a particular person or a person of a particular description;
(b) specify the means of authentication;
(c) require the document to contain or be accompanied by the name or registered number of the society to which it relates (or both).
As regards the manner of delivery of a document sent electronically, each of the FCA and the PRA may specify requirements as to the hardware and software to be used, and technical specifications (for example, matters relating to protocol, security, anti-virus protection or encryption).
The power conferred by this section does not authorise FCA or the PRA to require documents to be delivered electronically.
Requirements imposed under this section must not be inconsistent with requirements imposed by this Act or any other enactment with respect to the form, authentication and delivery of the document concerned.
In this section, a document is sent electronically if is it sent by electronic means or in electronic form.