Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Ordinance
Part 5—Division 3
Ord. No. 20 of 2020
Section 16
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- (i) it is so incorporated or associated in accordance with any applicable e-rules and e-practice directions; and
- (ii) at the relevant time it was reasonable to expect that the information so incorporated or associated would be accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference.
(3) In this section—
information (資料), in relation to a document, includes a note, certificate, statement, acknowledgment, record, matter and another document.
Division 3—Electronic Service of Documents
16. Service between parties'
(1) This section applies in relation to a provision of written law or a direction of a court that—
- (a) requires a document served by a person on another person to be in writing; or
- (b) permits a document served by a person on another person to be in writing.
(2) In relation to an e-proceeding—
- (a) for subsection (1)(a)—the requirement is met if—
- (i) the document is served in electronic form in accordance with any applicable e-rules and e-practice directions; and
- (ii) at the relevant time it was reasonable to expect that the information in the document in electronic form would be accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference; and
