The County Court Rules 1981

Successive summonses

19.—(1) Where a fixed date summons has not been served on every defendant, successive summonses may from time to time be issued without entering a new plaint, on the plaintiff filing an amendment request on each occasion when a successive summons is to be issued.

(2) Where a fixed date summons has not been served by reason of a defendant having, after entry of the plaint, removed out of the district in which the summons was required to be served, successive summonses may from time to time be issued for service in any district to which he has removed.

(3) A successive summons shall—

(a)bear the same date and number as the original summons; and

(b)be a continuance of the original summons; and

(c)be served in accordance with rule 10.