Statement by the Slovak EU Presidency in response to the statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on the ongoing discrimination against Russian media in the European Union

the name and address of that person;

the services in respect of which that person is approved; and

the conditions of the approval.

allowing members of the public to inspect the contents of the register; and

securing that such publicity is given to any withdrawal or modification of an approval as will bring it to the attention of persons likely to be interested in it.

are providing cryptography support services in the United Kingdom or are proposing to do so; and

seek approval in respect of any such services that they are providing, or are proposing to provide, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

allow for an approval to be granted either in respect of all the services in respect of which it is sought or in respect of only some of them;

ensure that an approval is granted to a person in respect of any services only if the condition for the grant of an approval to that person is fulfilled in accordance with subsection (3);

provide for an approval granted to any person to have effect subject to such conditions (whether or not connected with the provision of the services in respect of which the approval is granted) as may be contained in the approval;

enable a person to whom the Secretary of State is proposing to grant an approval to refuse it if the proposal is in different terms from the approval which was sought;

make provision for the handling of complaints and disputes which—

provide for the modification and withdrawal of approvals.

will comply, in providing the services in respect of which he is approved, with such technical and other requirements as may be prescribed;

is a person in relation to whom such other requirements as may be prescribed are, and will continue to be, satisfied;

is, and will continue to be, able and willing to comply with any requirements that the Secretary of State is proposing to impose by means of conditions of the approval; and

is otherwise a fit and proper person to be approved in respect of those services.

requirements to provide information to such persons, in such form, at such times and in response to such requests as may be specified in or determined under the terms of the condition;

requirements that impose obligations that will continue or recur notwithstanding the withdrawal (in whole or in part) of the approval;

requirements framed by reference to the opinion or directions of a person specified in or chosen in accordance with provision contained in the conditions.

the provision of information, or

the maintenance of a procedure for handling complaints or disputes,

seeks an approval under the arrangements,

applies for a modification of such an approval,

is for the time being approved under the arrangements, or

has his approval under the arrangements modified wholly or partly in consequence of an application made by him,

they are provided from premises in the United Kingdom;

they are provided to a person who is in the United Kingdom when he makes use of the services; or

they are provided to a person who makes use of the services for the purposes of a business carried on in the United Kingdom or from premises in the United Kingdom.

shall have effect only to such extent, and subject to such conditions, as may be set out in the appointment; and

may be revoked or varied at any time by a notice given by the Secretary of State to the appointed person.

the enactments relating to the functions of that body or office shall have effect as if the functions of that body or office included the functions specified in the appointment; and

the body or office-holder shall be taken to have power to do anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is incidental or conducive to, the carrying out of the functions so specified.

that any appointment made under this section is published in such manner as he considers best calculated to bring it to the attention of persons likely to be interested in it;

that any variation or revocation of such an appointment is also so published; and

that the time fixed for any notice varying or revoking such an appointment to take effect allows a reasonable period after the giving of the notice for the making of any necessary incidental or transitional arrangements.

any power of the Secretary of State, apart from this Act, to exercise functions through a Minister or official in his department;

any power of any person by virtue of subsection (4), or by virtue of an order under subsection (5), to act on behalf of a body or office-holder in connection with the carrying out of any function;

any provision by virtue of section 2(4) or (5)(c) that imposes a requirement by reference to the opinion of any person or determines the manner of choosing a person whose opinion is to be referred to.

has been obtained under or by virtue of the provisions of this Part, and

relates to the private affairs of any individual or to any particular business,

for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of any functions under this Part, or any prescribed functions, of the Secretary of State or a person appointed under section 3;

for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of any functions of a local weights and measures authority in Great Britain;

for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of prescribed public functions of any person;

in connection with the investigation of any criminal offence or for the purposes of any criminal proceedings;

for the purposes of any civil proceedings which—

in pursuance of a Community obligation.

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine, or to both.

such persons appearing to him to be likely to be affected by those regulations, and

such persons appearing to him to be representative of persons likely to be so affected,

may make different provision for different cases; and

may contain such incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

securing that such communications or data can be accessed, or can be put into an intelligible form, only by certain persons; or

securing that the authenticity or integrity of such communications or data is capable of being ascertained.

an electronic signature incorporated into or logically associated with a particular electronic communication or particular electronic data, and

the certification by any person of such a signature,

is incorporated into or otherwise logically associated with any electronic communication or electronic data; and

purports to be used by the individual creating it to sign.

the signature,

a means of producing, communicating or verifying the signature, or

a procedure applied to the signature,

an electronic seal incorporated into or logically associated with a particular electronic communication or particular electronic data, and

the certification by any person of such a seal,

is incorporated into or otherwise logically associated with electronic communication or electronic data; and

purports to ensure the origin and integrity of the communication or data.

the seal,

a means of producing, communicating or verifying the seal, or

a procedure applied to the seal,

any enactment or subordinate legislation, or

any scheme, licence, authorisation or approval issued, granted or given by or under any enactment or subordinate legislation,

the doing of anything which under any such provisions is required to be or may be done or evidenced in writing or otherwise using a document, notice or instrument;

the doing of anything which under any such provisions is required to be or may be done by post or other specified means of delivery;

the doing of anything which under any such provisions is required to be or may be authorised by a person’s signature or seal, or is required to be delivered as a deed or witnessed;

the making of any statement or declaration which under any such provisions is required to be made under oath or to be contained in a statutory declaration;

the keeping, maintenance or preservation, for the purposes or in pursuance of any such provisions, of any account, record, notice, instrument or other document;

the provision, production or publication under any such provisions of any information or other matter;

the making of any payment that is required to be or may be made under any such provisions.

provision as to the electronic form to be taken by any electronic communications or electronic storage the use of which is authorised by an order under this section;

provision imposing conditions subject to which the use of electronic communications or electronic storage is so authorised;

provision, in relation to cases in which any such conditions are not satisfied, for treating anything for the purposes of which the use of such communications or storage is so authorised as not having been done;

provision, in connection with anything so authorised, for a person to be able to refuse to accept receipt of something in electronic form except in such circumstances as may be specified in or determined under the order;

provision, in connection with any use of electronic communications so authorised, for intermediaries to be used, or to be capable of being used, for the transmission of any data or for establishing the authenticity or integrity of any data;

provision, in connection with any use of electronic storage so authorised, for persons satisfying such conditions as may be specified in or determined under the regulations to carry out functions in relation to the storage;

provision, in relation to cases in which the use of electronic communications or electronic storage is so authorised, for the determination of any of the matters mentioned in subsection (5), or as to the manner in which they may be proved in legal proceedings;

provision, in relation to cases in which fees or charges are or may be imposed in connection with anything for the purposes of which the use of electronic communications or electronic storage is so authorised, for different fees or charges to apply where use is made of such communications or storage;

provision, in relation to any criminal or other liabilities that may arise (in respect of the making of false or misleading statements or otherwise) in connection with anything for the purposes of which the use of electronic communications or electronic storage is so authorised, for corresponding liabilities to arise in corresponding circumstances where use is made of such communications or storage;

provision requiring persons to prepare and keep records in connection with any use of electronic communications or electronic storage which is so authorised;

provision requiring the production of the contents of any records kept in accordance with an order under this section;

provision for a requirement imposed by virtue of paragraph (j) or (k) to be enforceable at the suit or instance of such person as may be specified in or determined in accordance with the order;

any such provision, in relation to electronic communications or electronic storage the use of which is authorised otherwise than by an order under this section, as corresponds to any provision falling within any of the preceding paragraphs that may be made where it is such an order that authorises the use of the communications or storage.

whether a thing has been done using an electronic communication or electronic storage;

the time at which, or date on which, a thing done using any such communication or storage was done;

the place where a thing done using such communication or storage was done;

the person by whom such a thing was done; and

the contents, authenticity or integrity of any electronic data.

shall not (subject to paragraph (b)) require the use of electronic communications or electronic storage for any purpose; but

may make provision that a period of notice specified in the order must expire before effect is given to a variation or withdrawal of an election or other decision which—

an electronic time stamp incorporated into or logically associated with a particular electronic communication or particular electronic data, and

the certification by any person of such a time stamp,

is incorporated into or otherwise logically associated with any electronic communication or electronic data; and

purports to bind electronic communication or electronic data to a particular time establishing evidence that such data existed at that time.

the time stamp,

a means of producing, communicating or verifying the time stamp, or

a procedure applied to the time stamp,

in relation to any matter with which a department of the Secretary of State is concerned, the Secretary of State;

in relation to any matter with which the Treasury is concerned, the Treasury; and

in relation to any matter with which any Government department other than a department of the Secretary of State or the Treasury is concerned, the Minister in charge of the other department.

that matter falls within more than one paragraph of subsection (1),

there is more than one such department as is mentioned in paragraph (c) of that subsection that is concerned with that matter, or

both paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection apply,

provide for any conditions or requirements imposed by such an order to be framed by reference to the directions of such persons as may be specified in or determined in accordance with the order;

provide that any such condition or requirement is to be satisfied only where a person so specified or determined is satisfied as to specified matters.

different provision for different cases;

such exceptions and exclusions as the person making the order may think fit; and

any such incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as he may think fit;

subsections (1) and (2) of this section are omitted;

any reference to the appropriate Minister is to be read as a reference to the Secretary of State;

any power of the Secretary of State, by virtue of paragraph (b), to make an order under section 8 may also be exercised by the Scottish Ministers with the consent of the Secretary of State; and

where the Scottish Ministers make an order under section 8—

the provisions of any subordinate legislation made by the National Assembly for Wales;

so much of any other subordinate legislation as makes provision the power to make which is exercisable by that Assembly;

any power under any enactment to make provision the power to make which is so exercisable;

the giving, sending or production of any notice, account, record or other document or of any information to or by a body mentioned in subsection (4); or

the publication of anything by a body mentioned in subsection (4).

the National Assembly for Wales;

any body specified in Schedule 4 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 (Welsh public bodies subject to reform by that Assembly);

any other such body as may be specified for the purposes of this section by an order made by the Secretary of State with the consent of that Assembly.

shall include power to make any such incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as he may think fit; and

shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

provides for the transmission of data between third parties by electronic means;

provides evidence relating to the handling of the transmitted data, including proof of sending and receiving the data; and

protects transmitted data against the risk of loss, theft, damage or unauthorised alterations.