Lodgment and signature of returns
16.—(1)  Any document to be lodged by an SPRV under paragraph (2) or regulation 17 shall be lodged by sending to the Authority the original and 2 copies of the document.
(2)  An SPRV shall, for any document lodged under regulation 12, lodge a certificate in Form A in the Schedule and signed by the principal officer of the SPRV or an officer signing on behalf of the principal officer.
(3)  A document to be lodged by an SPRV shall be in the English language, and shall be printed or, with the permission of the Authority, produced by other mechanical means approved by it.
(4)  This regulation shall not apply to any document in the form of an electronic record required to be lodged under regulation 18.