1. These Rules may be cited as the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2013 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
2. In these Rules, a reference to a Part or rule by number alone means the Part or rule so numbered in the Civil Procedure Rules 1998(1).
3. In rule 1.2 (application by the court of the overriding objective), for “and 80.2” substitute “, 80.2 and 82.2”.
4. In rule 12.3—
(a)at the end of paragraph (3)(b), omit “or”; and
(b)after paragraph (3)(c), insert —
“; or
(d)notice has been given under rule 82.21 of a person’s intention to make an application for a declaration under section 6 of the Justice and Security Act 2013 in relation to the proceedings, and that application has not been disposed of.”.
5. In rule 30.3, after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) Where in proceedings before a county court the court considers that there is a real possibility that a party would in the course of the proceedings be required to disclose material the disclosure of which would be damaging to the interests of national security, the court must transfer the proceedings to the High Court.”.
6. After Part 81, insert Part 82 (closed material procedure) as set out in the Schedule to these Rules.
Chris Grayling
Lord Chancellor
26th June 2013