The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 No. 3132 (L. 17)

PART 5 E+W COURT DOCUMENTS

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 5 excluded in part (1.11.2009) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2477), rules 2, 81

C2 Pt. 5 applied (18.6.2012) by The Penalty Charges Enforcement (London) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1234), regs. 1, 5(8)

[F1 Filing and sending documents E+W

5.5— (1) A practice direction may make provision for documents to be filed or sent to the court by—

(a) facsimile; or

(b) other electronic means.

(2) Any such practice direction may—

(a) provide that only particular categories of documents may be filed or sent to the court by such means;

(b) provide that particular provisions only apply in specific courts; and

(c) specify the requirements that must be fulfilled for any document filed or sent to the court by such means.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Rule 5.5 inserted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rules 1(b), 4