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7. Simple electronic signatures
We use this term, ‘simple electronic signatures’, to mean electronic signatures that are not Mercury signatures, conveyancer-certified electronic signatures or Qualified Electronic Signatures.
Examples of simple electronic signatures are: a name typed at the end of an electronic document, a scanned manuscript signature added to an electronic document, and the typing of a name at the end of an email, provided in all cases that it demonstrates an intention to be bound by the document or statement concerned.
An electronic signature obtained through the use of an operating system or platform can constitute a simple electronic signature if it does not meet the requirements set out in section 3 to be a conveyancer-certified electronic signature.
For the purposes of this Practice Guide, an Advanced Electronic Signature as defined in the eIDAS Regulation as amended by the Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK eIDAS Regulations) is to be treated as a simple electronic signature.
It will be seen from [Appendix 1](#appendix-1) that simple electronic signatures can be used in various situations, including:
- a conveyancer signing prescribed HM Land Registry application forms, doing so by typing their name in the relevant panel at the end of the form
- a registered proprietor, or person entitled to be registered as proprietor, signing panel 11 of form RX1
- a conveyancer providing a certificate for the purposes of a conveyancer-certified electronic signature
- an objector signing a letter of objection
Note that the ‘Simple electronic signature’ column in [Appendix 1](#appendix-1) is necessarily only a general guide because of the range of signatures that the term covers. As a result, it may sometimes be necessary to provide further evidence.
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We use this term, ‘simple electronic signatures’, to mean electronic signatures that are not Mercury signatures, conveyancer-certified electronic signatures or Qualified Electronic Signatures. Examples of simple electronic signatures are: a name typed at the end of an electronic document, a scanned manuscript signature added to an electronic document, and the typing of a name at the end of an email, provided in all cases that it demonstrates an intention to be bound by the document or statement concerned. An electronic signature obtained through the use of an operating system or platform can constitute a simple electronic signature if it does not meet the requirements set out in section 3 to be a conveyancer-certified electronic signature. For the purposes of this Practice Guide, an Advanced Electronic Signature as defined in the eIDAS Regulation as amended by the Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK eIDAS Regulations) is to be treated as a simple electronic signature. It will be seen from [Appendix 1](#appendix-1) that simple electronic signatures can be used in various situations, including: - a conveyancer signing prescribed HM Land Registry application forms, doing so by typing their name in the relevant panel at the end of the form - a registered proprietor, or person entitled to be registered as proprietor, signing panel 11 of form RX1 - a conveyancer providing a certificate for the purposes of a conveyancer-certified electronic signature - an objector signing a letter of objection Note that the ‘Simple electronic signature’ column in [Appendix 1](#appendix-1) is necessarily only a general guide because of the range of signatures that the term covers. As a result, it may sometimes be necessary to provide further evidence.