Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
17. In rule 57.16—
(a)in paragraph (4), for “The time”, substitute “Subject to paragraph (4A), the time”; and
(b)after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) If the claim form is served out of the jurisdiction under rule 6.19, the period for filing an acknowledgment of service and any written evidence is 7 days longer than the relevant period specified in rule 6.22 or the practice direction supplementing Section III of Part 6.”.