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PART 51E+W[F1Transitional Arrangements and Pilot Schemes]
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F1Pt. 51 heading substituted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/2792), rules 1(a), 5(a) (with rule 24)
F251. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W
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F2Rule 51 renumbered as rule 51.1 (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/2792), rules 1(a), 5(b) (with rule 24)
[F351.1.] [F4Practice Direction 51A makes] provision for the extent to which these Rules shall apply to proceedings issued before 26th April 1999.
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F3Rule 51 renumbered as rule 51.1 (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/2792), rules 1(a), 5(b) (with rule 24)
F4Words in rule 51.1 substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 27
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[F551.2 Practice directions may modify or disapply any provision of these Rules—E+W
(a)for specified periods; and
(b)in relation to proceedings in specified courts,
during the operation of pilot schemes for assessing the use of new practices and procedures in connection with proceedings.]
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F5Rule 51.2 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/2792), rules 1(a), 5(c) (with rule 24)
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