The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2015 No. 877 (L. 11)

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

9.  In Part 88—

(a) in rule 88.2(2), for “in a way which would be damaging to the interests of national security” substitute “contrary to the public interest”;

(b) in rule 88.9(1), for “will” substitute “must”;

(c) in rule 88.24(2), for “relevant person” substitute “Secretary of State”; and

(d) in rule 88.28—

(i) in paragraph (1)(a), after “special advocate” insert “or to the form in which it is proposed to be made”;

(ii) in paragraph (3)(a), omit “the relevant person or”; and

(iii) in paragraph (6)(a), for “relevant person” substitute “Secretary of State”.