491Admissions—notice to admit facts or documents

491 Admissions—notice to admit facts or documents (1) A party to a proceeding (the first party) may, by notice served on another party, ask the other party to admit, for the proceeding only, the facts or documents stated in the notice. • approved form 2.19 (Notice to admit facts) AF2006-264 • approved form 2.20 (Notice to admit authenticity of documents) AF2006-265. Admissions Division 2.6.9 Rule 492 (2) The other party is taken to admit, for the proceeding only, each of the facts, or the authenticity of each of the documents, stated in the notice if, at the end of 14 days after the day the notice is served on the party, the party has not served a notice on the first party disputing the fact or authenticity of the document. • approved form 2.21 (Notice disputing facts) AF2006-266 • approved form 2.22 (Notice disputing authenticity of documents) AF2006-267. (3) If the other party serves a notice under subrule (2) disputing a fact or authenticity of a document and afterwards the fact or authenticity of the document is proved in the proceeding, the party must pay the costs of the proof, unless the court otherwise orders.