The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Scope and interpretation E+W

54.1— (1) This Part contains rules about judicial review.

(2) In this Part—

(a) a “claim for judicial review” means a claim to review the lawfulness of—

(i) an enactment; or

(ii) a decision, action or failure to act in relation to the exercise of a public function.

(b) an order of mandamus is called a “mandatory order”;

(c) an order of prohibition is called a “prohibiting order”;

(d) an order of certiorari is called a “quashing order”;

(e) “the judicial review procedure” means the Part 8 procedure as modified by this Part;

(f) “interested party” means any person (other than the claimant and defendant) who is directly affected by the claim; and

(g) “court” means the High Court, unless otherwise stated.

(Rule 8.1(6)(b) provides that a rule or practice direction may, in relation to a specified type of proceedings, disapply or modify any of the rules set out in Part 8 as they apply to those proceedings)]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 54 inserted (2.10.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/2092), rule 1, Sch. (with rule 30)