Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Ordinance
Part 5—Division 5
Ord. No. 20 of 2020
Section 21
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- (i) it is sent by means of an e-system 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 copy in electronic form would be accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference.
21. Electronic production of documents
(1) This section applies in relation to a provision of written law or a direction of a court that—
- (a) requires a document to be conveyed by producing it as a paper document; or
- (b) permits a document to be conveyed by producing it as a paper document.
(2) In relation to an e-proceeding—
- (a) for subsection (1)(a)—the requirement is met if—
- (i) a copy of the document is sent to an e-Court in electronic form by means of an e-system 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 copy in electronic form would be accessible so as to be usable for subsequent reference; and
- (b) for subsection (1)(b)—a copy of the document may be sent to an e-Court in electronic form if—
- (i) it is sent by means of an e-system in accordance with any applicable e-rules and e-practice directions; and
