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Section Sch1-5.79 — Senior Courts Act 2016: Provisional filing

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5.79 Provisional filing (1) An e-filed document must be treated as provisionally filed on the date and at the time it enters the information system designated for this purpose in the applicable practice note issued under rule 5.78(3), and that date and time must be recorded on the court file. (2) The Registrar or a Deputy Registrar must ensure that every provisionally filed document is checked to ensure it meets the requirements imposed by this subpart and by that practice note. (3) Checking must— (a) be completed within 2 working hours of the provisional filing of an e-filed document; and (b) comply with operational standards not conflicting with this subpart issued by the Ministry of Justice and available on request to registered users and any person considering registration under subpart 15 or the practice note issued under rule 5.78(3).

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