1090Form and manner in which copies to be provided
(1)The following provisions apply as regards the form and manner in which copies are to be provided under section 1086.
(2)As from 1st January 2007, copies of documents subject to the Directive disclosure requirements must be provided in hard copy or electronic form, as the applicant chooses.
This is subject to the following proviso.
(3)The registrar is not obliged by subsection (2) to provide copies in electronic form of a document that was delivered to the registrar in hard copy form if—
(a)the document was delivered to the registrar on or before 31st December 1996, or
(b)the document was delivered to the registrar on or before 31st December 2006 and ten years or more elapsed between the date of delivery and the date of receipt of the first application for a copy on or after 1st January 2007.
(4)Subject to the preceding provisions of this section, the registrar may determine the form and manner in which copies are to be provided.