# The Family Procedure Rules 2010, Rule 21.1: Interpretation


(1) A party discloses a document by stating that the document exists or has existed.
(2) Inspection of a document occurs when a party is permitted to inspect a document disclosed by another person.
(3) For the purposes of disclosure and inspection—
(a) “document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded; and
(b) “copy” in relation to a document, means anything onto which information recorded in the document has been copied, by whatever means and whether directly or indirectly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/21.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-21.1
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