24.3—(1) The court may give summary judgment against a claimant in any type of proceedings.
[F1(2) The court may give summary judgment against a defendant in any type of proceedings except proceedings for possession of residential premises against—
(a)a mortgagor; or
(b)a tenant [F2or contract-holder] or a person holding over after the end of the tenancy whose occupancy is protected within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977 [F3, the Housing Act 1988 or the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016].]
Textual Amendments
F1Rule 24.3(2) substituted (1.10.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/855), rules 1(1), 5
F2Words in rule 24.3(2)(b) inserted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 16(a)
F3Words in rule 24.3(2)(b) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 16(b)
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