24Power to make certain provision about dispute-resolution servicesU.K.
(1)This section applies to Online Procedure Rules which provide—
(a)for the transfer by electronic means of information held for the purposes of an online dispute-resolution service to a court or tribunal, or
(b)for a court or tribunal to take into account, for any purpose, steps that a party to proceedings has or has not taken in relation to an online dispute-resolution service.
(2)The Rules may be expressed so that their application in relation to a particular service depends on things done by a particular person from time to time.
(3)The Rules may, for example, refer to such services as—
(a)appear from time to time in a list published by a particular person, or
(b)are from time to time certified by a particular person as complying with particular standards.
(4)In this section—
“online dispute-resolution service” means a service accessible by electronic means for facilitating the resolution of disputes without legal proceedings;
“particular person” and “particular standards” include, respectively, a person of a particular description and standards of a particular description.
Commencement Information
I1S. 24 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 51(4)
I2S. 24 in force at 28.6.2023 by S.I. 2023/631, reg. 2