The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

37.  In Part 74—

(a) in rule 74.6—

(i) in paragraph (1)(a), for “him” substitute “the judgment debtor”;

(ii) for paragraph (1)(b) substitute—

“(b) as provided by—

(i) section 725 of the Companies Act 1985(1); or

(ii) the Companies Act 2006(2); or”; and

(iii) in paragraph (2), for “6.24, 6.25, 6.26 and 6.29” substitute “6.40, 6.42, 6.43 and 6.46”;

(b) for rule 74.31(2) and the two parentheses below that rule substitute—

“(2) Where a person applies to enforce an EEO expressed in a foreign currency, the application must contain a certificate of the sterling equivalent of the judgment sum at the close of business on the date nearest preceding the date of the application.

(Part 70 contains further rules about enforcement.)”;

(c) in rule 74.32—

(i) in paragraph (2)(a), after “order” insert “(“the affected persons”)”;

(ii) in paragraph (2)(b), after “Wales” insert “(“the relevant courts”)”; and

(iii) for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) Upon service of the order on the affected persons, all enforcement proceedings under the EEO in the relevant courts will cease.”; and

(d) in rule 74.33—

(i) for the heading to the rule substitute “Stay of or limitation on enforcement”; and

(ii) in paragraph (1), omit “by application”.

(1)

1985 c. 6.

(2)

2006 c. 46.