# The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005, Article 9: Court documents


(1) A court officer must seal, or otherwise authenticate with the stamp of the court, the following documents on issue—
(a) the application form;
(b) the order; and
(c) any other document which a rule or practice direction requires it to seal or stamp.
(2) The court officer may place the seal or the stamp on the document—
(a) by hand; or
(b) by printing a facsimile of the seal on the document whether electronically or otherwise.
(3) A document purporting to bear the court’s seal or stamp will be admissible in evidence without further proof.
(4) The relevant practice direction contains provisions about court documents.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2795/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-9
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