Signing of electronic documents
38D.—(1)  Where any application or document is filed, served, delivered or otherwise conveyed using the electronic system, any requirement under these Rules relating to signing by or the signature of an individual or entity is deemed to be complied with if the identification code of the individual or entity has been applied to or associated with, directly or indirectly, the application or document or the transmission containing the application or document.
(2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1), where the identification code of an individual or entity is applied to or associated with, directly or indirectly, any application or document, or any transmission containing any application or document, that is in compliance with the security procedures of the electronic system —
(a)the application or document is deemed to be signed by the individual or entity; and
(b)the content of the application or document is deemed to be endorsed by the individual or entity.
(3)  To avoid doubt, the application or association of a Singpass credential or a Corppass credential, directly or indirectly, to or with any application or document, or any transmission containing any application or document, that is in compliance with the security procedures of the electronic system is a secure electronic signature within the meaning of the Electronic Transactions Act 2010.
[S 910/2022 wef 30/11/2022]