[F1 PART 66 E+WCROWN PROCEEDINGS

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 66 inserted (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rule 1(c), Sch. 2

Scope of this Part and interpretation E+W

66.1— (1) This Part contains rules for civil proceedings by or against the Crown, and other civil proceedings to which the Crown is a party.

(2) In this Part—

(a) “the Act” means the Crown Proceedings Act 1947;

(b) “civil proceedings by the Crown” means the civil proceedings described in section 23(1) of the Act, but excluding the proceedings described in section 23(3);

(c) “civil proceedings against the Crown” means the civil proceedings described in section 23(2) of the Act, but excluding the proceedings described in section 23(3);

(d) “civil proceedings to which the Crown is a party” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Parts III and IV of the Act by virtue of section 38(4).]