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(e) any other required attributes for electronic records or payments that are currently specified for corresponding paper documents.

(3) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any written law but subject to any specification made under subsection (2), where any person is required by any written law to—

(a) file any document with or provide information in any form to a public agency;
(b) create or retain any document for a public agency;
(c) use a prescribed form for an application or notification to, or other transaction with, a public agency;
(d) provide to or retain for a public agency any document, record or information in its original form; or
(e) hold a licence, permit or other approval from a public agency, such a requirement is satisfied by an electronic record specified by the public agency for that purpose and—
(i) in the case of a requirement referred to in paragraph (a), (c) or (d), transmitted or retained (as the case may be) in the manner specified by the public agency;
(ii) in the case of a requirement referred to in paragraph (b), created or retained (as the case may be) in the manner specified by the public agency; or
(iii) in the case of a requirement referred to in paragraph (e), issued by the public agency.

(4) Subject to sections 9 and 10, nothing in this Act shall by itself compel any public agency to accept or issue any document or information in the form of electronic records or to accept any payment in electronic form.

PART VI
LIABILITY OF NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS

Liability of network service providers

26.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), a network service provider shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability under any rule of law in respect