The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022

Amendment of Part 2

3.—(1) In the table of contents—

(a) for the entry for rule 2.4 substitute—

“Power to perform an act of the court”; and

(b) omit the entry for paragraph 2.4A.

(2) In rule 2.1, after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) These Rules apply to proceedings under—

(a) the Companies Act 1985(1);

(b) the Companies Act 2005(2); 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.”.

(3) In rule 2.3(1)—

(a) omit “(Rule 6.23 provides for a party to give an address for service)”;

(b) for the definition of “filing” substitute—

““filing” means delivering a document or information, by post or otherwise, to the court office;”; and

(c) after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) Unless the contrary is indicated, a definition that applies to a Part of these Rules applies also to a practice direction supplementing that Part.”.

(4) In rule 2.4—

(a) for the heading to that rule substitute—

“Power to perform an act of the court”; and

(b) before “Where these Rules provide”, insert “(1)”.

(5) In rule 2.4A—

(a) omit the heading to that rule; and

(b) for “2.4A”, substitute “(2)” (so that the rule becomes paragraph (2) of rule 2.4).

(6) In rule 2.5, after paragraph (2), in the words in parenthesis, for “to a judge” substitute “a matter for judicial decision”.

(7) In rule 2.6—

(a) for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2) The court may place the seal on the document by hand, by printing or electronically.”; and

(b) in paragraph (3) for “purporting” substitute “appearing”.

(8) In rule 2.8—

(a) in paragraph (3)(b)(i), after “An application is”, insert “listed”; and

(b) in paragraph (5), in the full-out, after “that act shall be in time”, insert “under these rules”.

(1)

1985 c. 6.

(2)

2006 c. 48