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PART XIA

ELECTRONIC ONLINE SYSTEM

Establishment of electronic online system

78A.

—(1) There shall be established an electronic online system for the purposes of these Rules.

(2) The electronic online system may be used —

(a)

for carrying out any of the transactions referred to in rules 9(5) and (7), 10(3), 15(1), 22(1), 24(2A), 44(1), 49, 50A(3), 53(3A) and 55(1)(a) and (5A);

(b)

by any person for giving, sending to, filing with or serving on the Registrar or Registry any document, other than —

(i)

a form that is not used for carrying out any of the transactions referred to in sub-paragraph (a); or

(ii)

a notice or document to be served in proceedings in court; and

(c)

by the Registrar or Registry for giving, sending to or serving on any person any notice or other document, other than a notice or document to be served in proceedings in court.

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Registration as account holder

78B.

—(1) Any person who desires to make use of the electronic online system —

(a)

to carry out any transaction referred to in rule 78A(2)(a) and make payment through Interbank GIRO for that transaction; or

(b)

for giving, sending to, filing with or serving on the Registrar or Registry any document referred to in rule 78A(2)(b),

shall, in accordance with the procedures set out in practice directions issued by the Registrar, apply to the Registrar to be registered as an account holder.

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(2) The Registrar may register a person as an account holder on such terms and with such restrictions pertaining to the use of the electronic online system as the Registrar thinks fit.

Identification name and authentication code

78C.

—(1) Upon registration of a person as an account holder, the person shall be assigned such number of identification names and authentication codes as the Registrar may determine.

(2) The Registrar may cancel the identification name and authentication code assigned to an account holder if, to the knowledge of the Registrar, the authority of the account holder as agent has been revoked or terminated.

Obligation to inform Registrar of change of particulars

78D. An account holder shall, in accordance with such procedure as may be laid down in practice directions issued by the Registrar, inform the Registrar of any change in the particulars furnished in his application for registration as an account holder under rule 78B.

Security measures

78E.

—(1) An account holder shall ensure the confidentiality and security of each identification name and authentication code assigned to him and shall not —

(a)

divulge the identification name and authentication code to any other person who has no authority to use the identification name and authentication code; or

(b)

permit any other person who has not been so authorised to use the identification name and authentication code.

(2) When using the electronic online system, an account holder shall not circumvent any security or authentication mechanism in the system.

Duty of person using electronic online system

78F. A person shall only use the electronic online system in accordance with these Rules and any practice directions issued by the Registrar.

Cancellation of registration as account holder

78G. The Registrar may cancel —

(a)

the registration of an account holder; and

(b)

any identification name and authentication code issued to the account holder,

if the Registrar is satisfied that the account holder has contravened rule 78E or 78F or any term or restriction imposed by the Registrar.

Documents to be signed, made on oath, etc.

78H.

—(1) Where any document to be given, sent, filed or served using the electronic online system —

(a)

is to be signed or made on oath or by affirmation, it shall be signed, made on oath or affirmed in the usual way on the original paper document; or

(b)

is to be attested, it shall be attested in the usual way in which the original paper document is attested.

(2) The giving, sending, filing or service of such document using the electronic online system shall be effected by sending a true and complete electronic image of the original paper document.

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