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; F2 ...

[F3 (d) “the 1985 Act” means the Housing Act 1985;

(e) “the 1988 Act” means the Housing Act 1988;

(f) “a demotion claim” means a claim made by a landlord for an order under section 82A of the 1985 Act or section 6A of the 1988 Act (“a demotion order”); F4 ...

(g) “a demoted tenancy” means a tenancy created by virtue of a demotion order] [F5 ; and

(h) “a suspension claim” means a claim made by a landlord for an order under section 121A of the 1985 Act.]]

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)

F2 Word in rule 55.1(c) omitted (30.6.2004) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1306), rules 1(b), 10(a)

F3 Rules 55.1(d)-(g) substituted for rule 55.1(d) (30.6.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1306), rules 1(b), 10(b)

F4 Word in rule 55.1(f) omitted (1.10.2005) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rules 1(c), 42(a)

F5 Rule 55.1(h) and word inserted (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rules 1(c), 42(b)