Section 18 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following is substituted:

18.     Signature of Registrar

(1)  The signature of the Registrar may be in electronic form and may be applied electronically.

(2)  All courts and persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of –

(a) the signature of a person who is or has been the Registrar; and

(b) the fact that the person holds or has held the office of Registrar.