1999 No. 1398 (L. 15)
The European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 1999
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
We, the Civil Procedure Rule Committee, being the authority having for the time being the power to make rules of court for the Supreme Court, in exercise of the power conferred on us by sections 136, 182 and 185 of the Representation of the People Act 19831 make the following rules:–
1
1
These Rules may be cited as the European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 1999 and shall come into force on 10th June 1999.
2
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, a rule referred to by number alone means the rule so numbered in the European Parliamentary Election Petition Rules 19792.
2
In rule 2(3):–
a
omit “, including the rules relating to the discovery and inspection of documents and the delivery of interrogatories,”; and
b
for “action”, substitute “claim”.
3
In rule 5(1) for “ex parte by summons”, substitute, “without notice being served on any Respondent within the meaning of Rule 6”.
4
In rule 6(2):–
a
for “writ of summons”, substitute “claim form”; and
b
for “an affidavit of service”, substitute “a certificate of service”.
5
In rule 7:–
a
in paragraph (1), for “a summons”, substitute “an application notice”; and
b
in paragraph (2):–
i
for “summons”, substitute “application”; and
ii
omit “in chambers”.
6
In rule 9(1), for “summons”, substitute “application notice”.
7
In rule 11, for “motion”, substitute “application notice”.
8
In rule 12:–
a
in paragraph (1), for “motion”, substitute “application notice”;
b
in paragraph (2):–
i
in sub-paragraph (a), for “notice of motion”, substitute “the application notice”; and
ii
in sub-paragraph (b), for “motion”, substitute “application”;
c
in paragraph (3), for “notice of motion”, substitute “application notice”; and
d
in paragraph (4), before “notice”, insert “application”.
9
In rule 13:–
a
in paragraph (1), for “motion”, substitute “application notice”; and
b
in paragraph (2), for “notice of application”, substitute “the application notice”.
10
In rule 14(2), for “motion”, substitute “application notice”.
11
In rule 16(3), for “motion”, substitute “application notice”.
12
In rule 18(1):–
a
for “the provisions of Order 3 of the Rules of the Supreme Court”, substitute “rules 2.8 to 2.11 of the Civil Procedure Rules 19983”; and
b
for “Rules of the Supreme Court”, substitute “Civil Procedure Rules”.
I allow these Rules which shall come into force on 10th June 1999.
(This note is not part of the Order)