The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2003

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

16.  In rule 70.5—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (a), after “money” insert “or other decision”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), at the end insert “, or that the decision may be enforced as if it were a court order”;

(b)in paragraph (2)—

(i)at the end of sub-paragraph (a), omit “or”;

(ii)after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

  • ; or

    (c)

    any order to which RSC Order 115 applies;

(c)after the cross-reference following paragraph (2), insert a further cross-reference as follows—

  • (RSC Order 115 provides for the registration in the High Court for the purposes of enforcement of certain orders made in connection with criminal proceedings and investigations);

(d)in paragraph (3), for “the award” substitute “an award of a sum of money”; and

(e)for paragraph (8) substitute—

(8) If an enactment provides that an award or decision may be enforced in the same manner as an order of the High Court if it is registered, any application to the High Court for registration must be made in accordance with the relevant practice direction..