This Statutory Instrument has been made to correct on error in S.I. 2001/1388 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that statutory instrument and of S.I. 2001/256.
Statutory Instruments
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES
COUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
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 1997(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—
(a)rule 11 of the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001(2); and
(b)rule 11 of the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2001(3).
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
(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.
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.