Rule 1.4 Requirement for writing and form of documentsC1C2C3
England and Wales
A notice or statement must be in writing unless the Act or these Rules provide otherwise.
A document in electronic form must be capable of being—
read by the recipient in electronic form; and
reproduced by the recipient in hard-copy form.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Rule 1.4 applied (temp.) (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 4 para. 44 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2), Sch. 4 para. 12)
- C2
Rule 1.4 applied (with modifications) (30.9.2021) by S.I. 2014/229, art. 2(2A), Sch. 1A paras. 1(4)(5), 32, 38 (as inserted by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Administration) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1048), arts. 1(1), 2)
- C3
Rules 1.4-1.6 applied (with modifications) (19.3.2024) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) (England and Wales) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/229), rules 1, 5, 7, Sch. (with rule 2(2))