Section 132 inserts new Article 45A into the eIDAS Regulation. Article 45A provides the Secretary of State with the power to make regulations to recognise and give legal effect to certain trust service products provided by trust service providers established outside the UK. The legal effect of overseas trust service products which are specified within regulations, will be equivalent to the legal effect of qualified trust service products provided by a qualified trust service provider established in the UK.
	There are two conditions which apply when making regulations under Article 45A: the Secretary of State must be satisfied that the reliability of an overseas trust service product is at least equivalent to the reliability of its qualified counterpart under the eIDAS Regulation; and he must have regard to (among other things) the relevant overseas law concerning the type of trust service product to be recognised.
	Section 132 also inserts new Article 45B into the eIDAS Regulation. Existing Articles 27 and 37 of the eIDAS Regulation provide that where public sector bodies require an advanced signature or seal for the use of an online public service, they must recognise electronic signatures and seals which meet advanced standards and additional technical requirements under Commission Implementing Decision 2015/1506. Likewise, where public sector bodies require an advanced signature or seal based on a qualified certificate, they must accept a qualified signature or seal which complies with Commission Implementing Decision 2015/1506. New Article 45B provides the Secretary of State with the power by regulations to recognise, for the use of online public services, specified electronic seals and signatures provided by trust service providers established outside the UK, as equivalent to electronic seals and signatures under Articles 27(1), 27(2), 37(1) and 37(2) of the eIDAS Regulation which comply with Implementing Decision 2015/1506.
	The Secretary of State must be satisfied that the reliability of a certain overseas electronic signature or seal is at least equivalent to the reliability of their respective counterpart under the eIDAS Regulation, and must have regard to (among other things) the relevant overseas law concerning the type of electronic signature or seal to be recognised.
	New Article 45C provides that regulations made under Articles 45A and 45B are able to include conditions which specified overseas trust service products must meet in order to be recognised. Such conditions may include meeting specific requirements within overseas law, or meeting specific technical or regulatory standards.
	New Article 45C also provides that the Secretary of State must consult the Commissioner as supervisory body for trust services before making regulations under new Articles 45A and 45B.
Part 7: Other provision about use of, or access to, data Trust services Section 132: Recognition of overseas trust products