# The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981, Rule 4A: Documents served on the designated officer


(1) Unless the court otherwise directs, the designated officer may—
(a) keep a document served in connection with an information, complaint or application; or
(b) arrange for the whole or any part to be kept by the informant, complainant, applicant or some other appropriate person, subject to any conditions that the court may impose.
(2) A person who under such arrangements keeps such a document must provide it for the court if and when the designated officer so requires.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/552/rule/4A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-1981/rule-4A
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