Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Ordinance
Part 5—Division 4
Ord. No. 20 of 2020
Section 18
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- (b) for subsection (1)(b)—the document may be authenticated in accordance with any applicable e-rules and e-practice directions.
Subdivision 2—Authentication of Documents Sent to Courts
18. Authentication of documents sent to courts
(1) This section applies in relation to a document sent to a court that a provision of written law or a direction of a court—
- (a) requires to be signed; or
- (b) permits to be signed.
(2) If the document is sent to an e-Court in electronic form by means of an e-system in relation to an e-proceeding—
- (a) for subsection (1)(a)—the requirement is met if the document is authenticated in accordance with any applicable e-rules and e-practice directions; and
- (b) for subsection (1)(b)—the document may be authenticated in accordance with any applicable e-rules and e-practice directions.
Subdivision 3—Authentication of Documents Served by or on Parties
19. Authentication of documents served by or on parties
(1) This section applies in relation to a document served by a person on another person that a provision of written law or a direction of a court—
- (a) requires to be signed; or
- (b) permits to be signed.
