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This SI is referred to in: Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2001 (Notes), Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2004 (Notes), Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001 (Notes), Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (Notes).
 
      Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 1769 (L.25)

      The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2001


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2001 No. 1769 (L.25)

SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

COUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2001

  Made 3rd May 2001 
  Laid before Parliament 9th May 2001 
  Coming into force in accordance with rule 1

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, having power under section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997Acts[1] to make rules of court under section 1 of that Act, after consulting in accordance with section 2(6)(a) of that Act, make the following Rules - 

     1. These Rules may be cited as the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2001 and shall come into force - 

    (a) for the purposes of rules 2 and 3 and this rule, on 31st May 2001; and

    (b) for the purposes of rule 4, on 15th October 2001.

     2. The following rules are revoked - 

     3. Rule 22.1(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998[4] is amended to read - 

        " (1) The following documents must be verified by a statement of truth - 

      (a) a statement of case;

      (b) a response complying with an order under rule 18.1 to provide further information;

      (c) a witness statement; and

      (d) an acknowledgement of service in a claim begun by way of the Part 8 procedure.".

     4. Rule 22.1(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 is further amended to read - 

        " (1) The following documents must be verified by a statement of truth - 

      (a) a statement of case;

      (b) a response complying with an order under rule 18.1 to provide further information;

      (c) a witness statement;

      (d) an acknowledgement of service in a claim begun by way of the Part 8 procedure; and

      (e) a certificate stating the reasons for bringing a possession claim or a landlord and tenant claim in the High Court in accordance with rules 55.3(2) and 56.2(2).".


Phillips of Worth Matravers,
M.R.

Andrew Morritt,
V-C.

Anthony May,
L.J.

Richard Holman

Godfrey Gypps

John Leslie

Michael Black

David Foskett

Michelle Stevens-Hoare

David Greene

Tim Parker

Peter Watson

Alan Street

Olivia Morrison-Lyons


I allow these Rules


Irvine of Lairg,
C.

Dated 3rd May 2001



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)


Rule 22.1(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 was amended by both the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256) and the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/1388). These Rules are made to correct an error arising from the fact that the second of those amendments comes into force before the first.


Notes:

[1] 1997 c.12.back

[2] S.I. 2001/256.back

[3] S.I. 2001/1388.back

[4] S.I. 1998/3132 as amended by S.I. 1999/1008, S.I. 2000/221, S.I. 2000/940, S.I. 2000/1317, S.I. 2000/2092, S.I. 2001/256 and S.I. 2001/1388.back



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