The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Rules 1951

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Rules prescribe the procedure to be followed on an application to the court under Part I of the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act, 1951, or under section 25 of that Act, whether by a creditor who wishes to obtain leave to enforce a judgment, or a remedy such as the levying of distress, against a service man performing service of a type to which the Act applies, or by a person claiming protection on the ground that he has been financially affected by the service man's call-up Part II of the Rules defines the appropriate court to which applications should be made, while Part III prescribes the procedure on applications to the High Court and Parts IV and V on applications to the county court and courts of summary jurisdiction. The courts will have power to allow notice of a creditor's application to be delivered to a person who appear to have been entrusted with the management of the service man's affairs in his absence and to hear representations made by such person on behalf of the service man. Applications may be heard in private if the court so directs and the court may admit letters and other documents in evidence.