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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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Verification findings (75)

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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