IT Regulatory Compliance in the UK

CHAPTER 10: ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2000

This Act, along with the Electronic Signatures Regulations 2002 and the Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002, is designed to regulate the usage, within the UK, of cryptography and to make provision for the use of electronic signatures. Essentially, there are fall-back powers (not yet exercised) to create a central, statutory but voluntary register of approved providers of cryptography services in the UK and there are a number of regulations affecting how these approvals are given. It also provides for appropriately authenticated electronic signatures to be used in electronic commerce and allows for them to be admitted as evidence in court.

Organizations may need to put in place controls to ensure ...