{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-3-rules-2015/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-3-rules-2015/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/877",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-3-rules-2015",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules)\nThese Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (S.I. 1998/3132) by\namending rules 76.29, 79.21, 80.25(1), 82.14 and 88.28 to make it clear in each case that the rule applies not only where there has been an objection to a proposed communication by the special advocate, but also where there has been an objection to the form it is proposed such a communication should take;\namending rule 88.2(2) to correct an error, so that the provision is consistent with rule 88.1(3) and makes it clear that the court is required to ensure that information is not disclosed contrary to the public interest, rather than to ensure that it is not disclosed in a way which would be damaging to the interests of national security;\namending rule 88.9(1) to make it clear that the rule imposes an obligation on the court;\namending rules 88.24 and 88.28 to correct references to the “relevant person” to make it clear that the person referred to is the Secretary of State.\nA full impact assessment has not been prepared for these Rules, as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/877/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:40:27.934030+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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