The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 No. 3132 (L. 17)

[F1PART 82E+WCLOSED MATERIAL PROCEDURE

Textual Amendments

82.1.—(1) This Part contains rules—

(a)about—

(i)applications under sections 6(2), 7(4) and 18(1) of the Justice and Security Act 2013;

(ii)closed material applications in section 6 proceedings;

(iii)section 6 proceedings; and

(b)about appeals to the Court of Appeal where there have been proceedings on or in relation to any matter within sub-paragraph (a) in the High Court.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), in this Part—

(a)“the Act” means the Justice and Security Act 2013;

(b)“closed material application” means an application of the kind mentioned in section 8(1)(a) of the Act;

(c)“legal representative” is to be construed in accordance with section 14(1) of the Act;

(d)“relevant person” is to be construed in accordance with section 14(1) of the Act;

[F2(da)“Secretary of State” is to be construed in accordance with section 14(1) of the Act;]

(e)“section 6 proceedings” is to be construed in accordance with section 14(1) of the Act;

(f)“sensitive material” has the meaning given by section 6(11) of the Act;

(g)“special advocate” means a person appointed under section 9(1) of the Act;

(h)“specially represented party” means a party whose interests a special advocate represents;

(3) In relation to proceedings arising by virtue of section 18 of the Act (review of certification)—

(a)a reference to the relevant person is to be read as a reference to the Secretary of State; and

(b)a reference to the interests of national security includes a reference to the interests of the international relations of the United Kingdom.]

Textual Amendments