s 39 Transitional provisions
39.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act applies to all acts or transactions done in relation to an electronic record, including the generation, signing or communication of an electronic record, made on or after 1 July 2010. (2) If, immediately before 1 July 2010 —(a) by virtue of section 8 of the repealed Electronic Transactions Act (Cap. 88, 1999 Revised Edition) (called in this section the repealed Act), an electronic signature was treated as having satisfied a rule of law requiring a signature, or providing certain consequences if a document is not signed; (b) by virtue of section 9 of the repealed Act, an electronic record was treated as having satisfied a rule of law requiring certain documents, records or information to be retained; or (c) by virtue of section 15 of the repealed Act, an electronic record was treated as having been despatched or received, the provisions of this Act do not affect that treatment of the electronic signature or electronic record, as the case may be.