The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Application of the Rules E+W

2.1—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Rules apply to all proceedings in—

(a) [F1 County Court];

(b) the High Court; and

(c) the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.

(2) These Rules do not apply to proceedings of the kinds specified in the first column of the following Table (proceedings for which rules may be made under the enactments specified in the second column) except to the extent that they are applied to those proceedings by another enactment—

Proceedings	Enactments
1.  Insolvency proceedings E+W	Insolvency Act 1986(1), ss.411 and 412
2.  Non-contentious or common form probate proceedings E+W	Supreme Court Act 1981(2), s.127
3.  Proceedings in the High Court when acting as a Prize Court E+W	Prize Courts Act 1894(3), s.3
[F2 4.   Proceedings before the Court of Protection E+W	Mental Capacity Act 2005, s.51]
5.  Family proceedings E+W	[F3 Courts Act 2003, s.75]
[F4 6.   Adoption proceedings] E+W	F5 ... [F6 or Adoption and Children Act 2002, s.141] [F7 or Courts Act 2003, s.75]
[F8 7.   Election petitions in the High Court] E+W	[F9 Representation of the People Act 1983, s.182]

[F10 (3) These Rules apply to proceedings under—

(a) the Companies Act 1985(2);

(b) the Companies Act [F11 2006]; and

(c) other legislation relating to companies and limited liability partnerships,

subject to the provisions of the relevant practice direction which applies to those proceedings.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Rules substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 4(a)(ii); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F2 Words in rule 2.1 Table substituted (1.10.2007) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/2204), rules 1, 3(a)

F3 Words in rule 2.1 Table substituted (6.4.2011) by The Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1045), arts. 1, 18(a) (with art. 39)

F4 Words in rule 2.1 Table inserted (26.4.1999) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 1999 (S.I. 1999/1008), rules 1, 3(a)

F5 Words in rule 2.1 Table omitted (6.4.2011) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1045), arts. 1, 18(b)(i) (with art. 39)

F6 Words in rule 2.1 Table inserted (6.4.2006) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/3515), rules 1, 3

F7 Words in rule 2.1 Table inserted (6.4.2011) by The Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1045), arts. 1, 18(b)(ii) (with art. 39)

F8 Words in rule 2.1 Table inserted (2.6.2003) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/1242), rules 1, 3(a)

F9 Words in rule 2.1 Table inserted (2.6.2003) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/1242), rules 1, 3(b)

F10 Rule 2.1(3) inserted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 3(2)

F11 Word in rule 2.1(3)(b) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 3(1)

Commencement Information

I1 Rule 2.1 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature

(1)

1986 c. 45.

(2)

1981 c. 54.

(3)

1894 c. 39.