The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1Response of acquitted personE+W

8.(1) If the acquitted person wishes to respond to the application, he shall, within 28 days of service on him of notice under rule 6, file in the Crown Office a witness statement or affidavit which–

(a)deals with the conditions in section 55(1), (2) and (4) of the Act; and

(b)exhibits any relevant documents (which may include a copy of any record of court proceedings).

(2) The acquitted person shall, within 4 days of the filing of the documents mentioned in paragraph (1), serve copies of them on the prosecutor.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 1 RSC Order 116 inserted (26.4.1999) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 1999 (S.I. 1999/1008), rules 1, 61, Appendix 1