The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Court documents to be sealedE+W

2.6—(1) The court must seal(GL) the following documents on issue—

(a)the claim form; and

(b)any other document which a rule or practice direction requires it to seal.

(2) The court may place the seal(GL) 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(GL) shall be admissible in evidence without further proof.

Commencement Information

I1Rule 2.6 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature