The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000

Amendments to Civil Procedure Rules 1998

4.—(1) In Part 6, at the end of the list of contents, insert the text as set out in Part I of Schedule 1 to these Rules.

(2) After rule 6.1, in the cross-reference—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (a);

(b) sub-paragraph (b) stands as sub-paragraph (a); and

(c) sub-paragraph (c) stands as sub-paragraph (b).

(3) In rule 6.5, for “RSC Order 11”, substitute “Section III of this Part”.

(4) In rule 6.7—

(a) after paragraph (1), insert “(Rule 2.8 excludes a Saturday, Sunday, a Bank Holiday, Christmas Day or Good Friday from calculations of periods of 5 days or less)”; and

(b) for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2) If a document is served personally—

(a) after 5 p.m., on a business day; or

(b) at any time on a Saturday, Sunday or a Bank Holiday,

it will be treated as being served on the next business day.”.

(5) After rule 6.16, insert Section III as set out in Part II of Schedule 1 to these Rules.