PART 34 E+W[F1 WITNESSES, DEPOSITIONS AND EVIDENCE FOR FOREIGN COURTS]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 34 heading substituted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rules 1(b), 12(a)

[F2 III TAKING OF EVIDENCE—MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION E+W

Textual Amendments

F2 Pt. 34 Section 3 inserted (1.1.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/2113), rule 1(a), Sch. 1 Pt. 2

Interpretation E+W

34.22   In this Section—

(a) “designated court” has the meaning given in [F3 Practice Direction 34A];

(b) “Regulation State” has the same meaning as “Member State” in the Taking of Evidence Regulation, that is all Member States except Denmark;

(c) “the Taking of Evidence Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on co-operation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil and commercial matters.

• (The Taking of Evidence Regulation is annexed to the relevant practice direction)]

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in rule 34.22(a) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 17