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Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions Regulations 2016

EITSET Regulations 2016 establish UK trust service enforcement, requiring the supervisory body to serve notices of intent under Sch. 1 para. 3 and conferring legal admissibility on electronic seals, time stamps, and documents under Sch. 3 para. 1.

68 provisions in 6 parts · official text ↗

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Summary

What this law does

These Regulations implement the supervisory and enforcement framework for electronic identification and trust services, revoke the Electronic Signatures Regulations 2002, and amend UK legislation regarding electronic signatures.

Why it matters to Signicat and its customers

No Signicat-specific relevance narrative is stored for this instrument; the stored applicability is shown below.

Who is bound: supervisory body · Regulators: supervisory body; Commission

Public Sector Health
Amends NHS contracts, pharmaceutical services, and clinical trials regulations to recognise advanced electronic signatures and eIDAS trust services.
Services
Amends Scottish land registration and electronic document standards to recognise qualified certificates and advanced electronic signatures.

Key obligations each linked to the provision it comes from

In legal proceedings under the Electronic Communications Act 2000, an electronic seal and its certification are admissible regarding communication or data authenticity or integrity. An electronic time stamp and its certification are admissible regarding whether data existed at a particular time. An electronic document is admissible regarding authenticity of an electronic transaction. Data sent and received using an electronic registered delivery service is admissible in evidence.
Sch. 3 para. 1
signing.aestimestamping.qualifiedevidence.audit_trailsharing.secure

Part summaries

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Change history as published

Sch. 3 para. 7 revoked (24.2.2025) by The Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/163), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 2

Sch. 3 para. 17 revoked (24.2.2025) by The Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/163), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 2

Sch. 3 para. 20 revoked (24.2.2025) by The Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/163), reg. 1(2), Sch. Pt. 2

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Full TOC · table of contents Collapse parts

6 parts · 68 provisions. Open a provision for its text and, where available, its one-line summary.

PART 1 Introduction · 2 provisions
1 Citation and Commencement uk:uksi/2016/696#regulation-1
2 Interpretation uk:uksi/2016/696#regulation-2
PART 2 Supervisory body · 1 provisions
3 Supervision uk:uksi/2016/696#regulation-3
PART 3 Miscellaneous · 3 provisions
4 Transitional provisions and revocations uk:uksi/2016/696#regulation-4
5 Consequential amendments uk:uksi/2016/696#regulation-5
6 Review uk:uksi/2016/696#regulation-6
SCHEDULE 1 · 11 provisions
1 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-1
2 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-2
3 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-3
4 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-4
5 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-5
6 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-6
7 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-7
8 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-8
9 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-9
10 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-10
11 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-1-paragraph-11
SCHEDULE 2 · 30 provisions
1 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-1
2 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-2
3 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-3
4 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-4
5 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-5
6 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-6
6A uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-6A
7 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-7
7A uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-7A
7B uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-7B
8 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-8
9 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-9
10 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-10
11 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-11
12 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-12
13 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-13
14 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-14
15 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-15
16 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-16
17 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-17
18 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-18
19 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-19
20 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-20
21 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-21
22 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-22
23 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-23
24 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-24
25 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-25
26 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-26
27 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-2-paragraph-27
SCHEDULE 3 · 21 provisions
1 Electronic Communications Act 2000 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-1
2 Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-2
3 National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-3
4 National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-4
5 Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-5
6 Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-6
7 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-7
8 Human Medicines Regulations 2012 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-8
9 National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-9
10 National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2013 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-10
11 Reservoirs Act 1975 (Capacity, Registration, Prescribed Forms, etc.) (England) Regulations 2013 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-11
12 Electronic Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2014 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-12
13 European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-13
14 National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-14
15 National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-15
16 National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-16
17 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-17
18 Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-18
19 Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-19
20 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-20
21 Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 uk:uksi/2016/696#schedule-3-paragraph-21

Impact profile

Transportation
1
Banking finance
1
Public sector health
2
Energy, utilities & telco
1
Insurance pensions
1
Services
2
Media entertainment
1
Manufacturing construction
1
Commerce
1

Dimensions

Mechanism strength
2
Signicat obligation
2
Urgency
Pending

Penalties

The amount of a fixed monetary penalty under Sch. 1 para. 2 is £1000.

Definitions

2002 Regulations
“the Electronic Signatures Regulations 2002”
reg. 2
supervisory body
“has the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of these Regulations”
reg. 2
the Tribunal
“has the meaning given in section 70(1) of the 1998 Act”
reg. 2

References

uk:ssi/2014/83

uk:ukpga/2018/12

uk:uksi/2012/1916