“electronic record” means a record generated, communicated, received or stored by electronic means in an information system or for transmission from one information system to another;
“information” includes data, text, images, sound, codes, computer programs, software and databases;
“information system” means a system for generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing electronic records;
“originator”, in relation to an electronic communication, means a party by whom, or on whose behalf, the electronic communication has been sent or generated prior to storage, if any, but does not include a party acting as an intermediary with respect to that electronic communication;
“public agency” means a department or ministry of the Government, an Organ of State or a public authority established by or under a public Act;
“record” means information that is inscribed, stored or otherwise fixed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;
“rule of law” includes written law;
“secure electronic record” means an electronic record that is treated as a secure electronic record by virtue of section 17(1) or any other provision of this Act;
“secure electronic signature” means an electronic signature that is treated as a secure electronic signature by virtue of section 18 or any other provision of this Act;
“security procedure” means a procedure for the purpose of—
- (a) verifying that an electronic record is that of a specific person; or
- (b) detecting error or alteration in the communication, content or storage of an electronic record since a specific point in time, which may require the use of algorithms or codes, identifying words or numbers, encryption, answerback or acknowledgment procedures, or similar security devices;
