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See also Practice Direction 5, Practice Direction 5B
Part | 5 |
| COURT DOCUMENTS
| Contents of this part
Scope of this Part |  | Rule 5.1
Preparation of documents |  | Rule 5.2
Signature of documents by mechanical means |  | Rule 5.3
Supply of documents from court records |  | Rule 5.4
Filing and sending documents |  | Rule 5.5
Scope of this Part
5.1 |
This part contains general provisions about –
(a) | documents used in court proceedings; and
(b) | the obligations of a court officer in relation to those documents.
Preparation of documents
5.2 |
(1) | Where under these Rules, a document is to be prepared by the court, the document may be prepared by the party whose document it is, unless –
(a) | a court officer otherwise directs; or
(b) | it is a document to which –
(i) | Revoked
(ii) | CCR Order 25, rule 8(9) (reissue of warrant where condition upon which warrant was suspended has not been complied with); or
(iii) | CCR Order 28, rule 11(1) (issue of warrant of committal),
applies.
(2) | Nothing in this rule shall require a court officer to accept a document which is illegible, has not been duly authorised, or is unsatisfactory for some other similar reason.
Signature of documents by mechanical means
5.3 |
Where any of these Rules or any practice direction requires a document to be signed, that requirement shall be satisfied if the signature is printed by computer or other mechanical means.
Supply of documents from court records
5.4 |
(1) | Any party to proceedings may be supplied from the records of the court with a copy of any document relating to those proceedings (including documents filed before the claim was commenced), provided that the party seeking the document –
(a) | pays any prescribed fee; and
(b) | files a written request for the document.
(2) | Any other person who pays the prescribed fee may, during office hours, search for, inspect and take a copy of the following documents, namely –
(a) | a claim form which has been served;
(b) | any judgment or order given or made in public;
(c) | any other document if the court gives permission.
(3) | An application for permission under paragraph (2)(c) may be made without notice.
(4) | This rule does not apply in relation to any proceedings in respect of which a practice direction makes different provision.
Filing and sending documents
5.5 |
(1) | A practice direction may make provision for documents to be filed or sent to the court by –
(a) | facsimile; or
(b) | other electronic means.
(2) | Any such practice direction may –
(a) | provide that only particular categories of documents may be filed or sent to the court by such means;
(b) | provide that particular provisions only apply in specific courts; and
(c) | specify the requirements that must be fulfilled for any document filed or sent to the court by such means.

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