Rule 45 Amendment of Part 12I1

Rule 12.04 (Notices), after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)

All applications and statements referred to in Part 1A of the Order or Part A1 must be in writing, unless it is otherwise provided, or the court allows the application or statement to be made in some other way.

(1B)

The requirement that a notice, application or statement required or authorised by or under Part 1A of the Order or Part A1 must be in writing is satisfied if the notice, application or statement is in electronic form.

(1C)

But paragraph (1B) does not apply in relation to the filing of a notice, application or statement with the court.

(1D)

Where pursuant to paragraph (1B), a document is in electronic form, it must be capable of being—

(a)

read by the recipient in electronic form; and

(b)

reproduced by the recipient in hard-copy form.”.