sec.963Alterations to documents other than affidavits and statutory declarations

### sec.963 Alterations to documents other than affidavits and statutory declarations This rule does not apply in relation to a document that is an affidavit or a statutory declaration. See rule 434 for alterations to affidavits. See rule 963A for alterations to statutory declarations. An alteration on a document must be made by— striking through the printing or writing intended to be altered so that the original printing or writing is still legible; and having each party to the document and each witness initial the alteration to the document. The alteration may be handwritten and must be made in black ink, unless the court or registrar otherwise directs. A document can not be filed if it contains an erasure or alteration that the registrar considers causes a material disfigurement. For the application of rule 963 to electronically filed documents, see rule 975A (7) . r 963 amd 2018 SL No. 127 s 63 ; 2022 SL No. 49 s 14 (sec.963-ssec.1) This rule does not apply in relation to a document that is an affidavit or a statutory declaration. See rule 434 for alterations to affidavits. See rule 963A for alterations to statutory declarations. (sec.963-ssec.2) An alteration on a document must be made by— striking through the printing or writing intended to be altered so that the original printing or writing is still legible; and having each party to the document and each witness initial the alteration to the document. (sec.963-ssec.3) The alteration may be handwritten and must be made in black ink, unless the court or registrar otherwise directs. (sec.963-ssec.4) A document can not be filed if it contains an erasure or alteration that the registrar considers causes a material disfigurement. - 1 See rule 434 for alterations to affidavits. - 2 See rule 963A for alterations to statutory declarations. - (a) striking through the printing or writing intended to be altered so that the original printing or writing is still legible; and - (b) having each party to the document and each witness initial the alteration to the document.