Time of service of document through electronic system
4E.—(1) Where the Registrar gives, through the electronic system, a notice under these Rules to —
(a)
a party to proceedings before a tribunal or the Registrar; or
(b)
any other person who carries out an online transaction through the electronic system,
the notice is treated as served on the party or person (as the case may be) 24 hours after the time the Registrar sends the notice to the party or person (as the case may be) through the electronic system.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1), after the Registrar has notified a party to any proceedings before a tribunal or the Registrar that the party has been given the right to access the electronic system to view any document served on the party in relation to those proceedings —
(a)
any document required to be served on the party in relation to those proceedings may be served on the party by submitting that document through the electronic system; and
(b)
that document is treated as served on the party 24 hours after the time that document is treated under rule 4D as filed.