# Act of Sederunt (Summary Cause Rules) 2002, Paragraph 17.5: Documents lost or destroyed


(1) This rule applies to any–
(a) summons;
(b) form of response;
(c) answers to a counterclaim;
(d) third party notice or answers to a third party notice;
(d) Register of Summary Causes; or
(e) other document lodged with the sheriff clerk in connection with an action.
(2) Where any document mentioned in paragraph (1) is–
(a) lost; or
(b) destroyed,
a copy of it, authenticated in such manner as the sheriff may require, may be substituted and shall, for the purposes of the action including the use of diligence, be equivalent to the original.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/132/schedule/1/paragraph/17.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-summary-cause-rules-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-17.5
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