# Act of Sederunt (Small Claim Rules) 1988, Paragraph 9: Response to summons where defender does not intend to appear


Where the defender admits the small claim and does not intend to appear, he may, where competent, make an application for a time to pay direction (including, where appropriate, an application for recall or restriction of an arrestment) by completing the appropriate part of the form of response attached to the service copy summons and lodge it with the sheriff clerk on or before the return date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1976/schedule/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-small-claim-rules-1988/schedule/paragraph-9
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