# The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002, Article 4: Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998


After rule 5.4, insert—
“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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2058/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2002/article-4
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