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Civil Procedure Act 1997, Paragraph 5 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

5(1)Civil Procedure Rules may apply any rules of court which relate to a court which is outside the scope of Civil Procedure Rules.E+W

(2)Any rules of court, not made by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee, which apply to proceedings of a particular kind in a court within the scope of Civil Procedure Rules may be applied by Civil Procedure Rules to other proceedings in such a court.

(3)In this paragraph “rules of court” includes any provision governing the practice and procedure of a court which is made by or under an enactment.

(4)Where Civil Procedure Rules may be made by applying other rules, the other rules may be applied—

(a)to any extent,

(b)with or without modification, and

(c)as amended from time to time.

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