The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Interpretation E+W

55.1   In this Part—

(a) “a possession claim” means a claim for the recovery of possession of land (including buildings or parts of buildings);

(b) “a possession claim against trespassers” means a claim for the recovery of land which the claimant alleges is occupied only by a person or persons who entered or remained on the land without the consent of a person entitled to possession of that land but does not include a claim against a tenant or sub-tenant whether his tenancy has been terminated or not;

(c) “mortgage” includes a legal or equitable mortgage and a legal or equitable charge and “mortgagee” is to be interpreted accordingly; and

(d) “the 1988 Act” means the Housing Act 1988(1).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 55 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rule 1(d), Sch. 1 (with rule 31)

(1)

1981 c. 54. Section 35A was inserted by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 15(1), Schedule 1, Part I.