Article 27 Miscellaneous amendments

After Order 50, rule 4, there shall be inserted the following newrule—

“Preparation of documents

4A

(1)

Without prejudice to Order 3, rule 3(1A), where by or under theserules a document is to be prepared by the court, that document may, ifthe proper officer so allows, be prepared by the plaintiff and, where adocument is so produced—

(a)

the plaintiff shall not be required also to file a request(provided that where by or under these rules a certificate as to anyparticular matter is to be given in the request the relevant informationshall be given in the document produced to the court);

(b)

the plaintiff shall provide a sufficient number of copies of thedocument for the court’s use.

(2)

Nothing in this rule shall—

(a)

require the proper officer to accept a document which is illegible,has not been duly authorised or is for some other reasonunsatisfactory;

(b)

apply to documents to which Order 25, rule 5(3) (reissue ofenforcement proceedings), Order 25, rule 8(5)(b) (reissue of warrantwhere condition upon which warrant was suspended not complied with) orOrder 28, rule 11(1) (issue of warrant of committal) apply.

(3)

In this rule“plaintiff”includes an applicant and a judgmentcreditor (within the meaning of Order 25, rule 1).”.