Rule 5.4A Supply of documents to Attorney-General from court recordsF1

(1)

The Attorney-General may search for, inspect and take a copy of any documents within a court file for the purpose of preparing an application or considering whether to make an application under section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 or section 33 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (restriction of vexatious proceedings).

(2)

The Attorney-General must, when exercising the right under paragraph (1)—

(a)

pay any prescribed fee; and

(b)

file a written request, which must—

(i)

confirm that the request is for the purpose of preparing an application or considering whether to make an application mentioned in paragraph (1); and

(ii)

name the person who would be the subject of the application.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Rule 5.4A inserted (1.6.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1306), rules 1(a), 3

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)