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23.—(1) This regulation has effect in relation to any notice or other document required or authorised to be provided under a practice direction, an order or these Rules.
(2) Any such notice or document must be—
(a)sent by pre-paid post properly addressed, delivered by hand or transmitted by electronic communication including through the electronic case management system, or
(b)sent or delivered by such other method as the First-tier Tribunal may permit or direct.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where a party or authorised representative provides an email address (or other details for the electronic transmission of documents to them) and agreement in writing that they will accept notices and documents transmitted in that manner to that specified email address, that party or authorised representative must accept delivery of documents by that method.
(4) If a party informs the First-tier Tribunal and all other parties that a particular form of communication (other than pre-paid post or delivery by hand) should not be used to provide documents to that party, that form of communication must not be so used.
(5) If the First-tier Tribunal or a party sends by email, or any other means of electronic communication, to a party or the First-tier Tribunal—
(a)a document, or
(b)notification of a document’s availability for electronic viewing including through the case management system,
the recipient may request that the sender provide a paper copy of the document to the recipient provided that such a request is made by the recipient within 14 days of receiving said document or notification electronically.
(6) The First-tier Tribunal and each party may assume that the address provided by a party or its authorised representative is and remains the address to which documents should be sent or delivered until receiving notification to the contrary.
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