Rule 5.2 Preparation of documentsI1

England and Wales

(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—

F1(i)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2(ii)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Rule 5.2(1)(b)(i) omitted (25.3.2002) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/2792), rules 1(c), 3 (with rule 24)
F2: Rule 5.2(1)(b)(ii) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/867), rules 1, 6 (with rule 25)

Commencement

I1: Rule 5.2 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature

Notes on Part 5

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 5 Table of Contents substituted (1.10.2018) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/975), rules 1(1), 4(a)
F2: Words in Pt. 5 Table of Contents inserted (6.4.2019) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/342), rules 1(1), 3

Modifications

C1: Pt. 5 excluded in part (1.11.2009) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2477), rules 2, 81
C2: Pt. 5 applied (18.6.2012) by The Penalty Charges Enforcement (London) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1234), regs. 1, 5(8)