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8.—(1) The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In Order 11, rule 6(8) (service of notice of writ abroad), for “the Foreign Office” substitute “the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office”.
(3) In Order 13, rule 7A(2)(c)(2) (judgment against a State in default of appearance to writ), for “the Foreign and Commonwealth Office” substitute “the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office”.
(4) In Order 69, rule 2(a)(3) (applications for service of foreign process), for “Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs” substitute “the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs”.
(5) In Order 70, rule 1(1) (obtaining evidence for foreign courts, etc: interpretation), in the definition of “The Secretary of State”, for “Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs” substitute “the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs”.
The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 were renamed as the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980 by paragraph 3(3) and (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 11 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
Rule 7A was inserted by S.R. 1982 No. 217.
Order 69 was substituted by S.R. 1982 No. 217.
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