# The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020

S.I. 2020/751 · made 17 July 2020

These Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (S.I. 1998/3132) to insert a new, temporary, rule which provides for how possession proceedings and enforcement proceedings by way of writ and warrant for possession, which were stayed until 23rd August 2020 by S.I. 2020/582, are to proceed after that stay expires.

Made under: Civil Procedure Act 1997 (Section 2, Section 1, Schedule 1)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-4-coronavirus-rules-2020/pdf/uksi_20200751_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-4-coronavirus-rules-2020/pdf/uksiem_20200751_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Senior Courts Of England And Wales
County Court, England And Wales
Made at 9.15 a.m. on 17th July 2020
Laid before Parliament at 2.45 p.m. on 17th July 2020
Coming into force 23rd August 2020
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, having power under section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997 to make rules of court under section 1 of and Schedule 1 to that Act, and having fulfilled the requirements of section 2(6) of that Act, makes the following Rules:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 and come into force on 23rd August 2020.

## 2 Amendment of the Procedure Rules 1998

In Part 55 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998—
(a) at the beginning of the list of contents insert—
“
Coronavirus – temporary provision
Rule 34.7A
”; and
(b) before rule 55.1 insert—
“Coronavirus – temporary provision
55.A1 (1) Practice Direction 55C makes provision for how claims under this Part (including appeals) are to proceed following the expiry of the stay provided for by rule 55.29.
(2) This Part has effect subject to Practice Direction 55C for the period specified, and in the manner specified, in Practice Direction 55C.”.

## Signature

The Right Honourable Sir Terence Etherton, MR
Lord Justice Coulson
Mr Justice Birss
Mr Justice Kerr
His Honour Judge Jarman QC
Master Cook
District Judge Parker
Brett Dixon
David Marshall
Lizzie Iron
John McQuater
I allow these Rules
Robert Buckland
Lord Chancellor
Ministry of Justice
At 9.15 a.m. on 17th July 2020

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (S.I. 1998/3132) to insert a new, temporary, rule which provides for how possession proceedings and enforcement proceedings by way of writ and warrant for possession, which were stayed until 23rd August 2020 by S.I. 2020/582, are to proceed after that stay expires.
The new rule provides (in exercise of the power given in paragraph 6 of the Schedule 1 to the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (c. 12)) that proceedings are to proceed as provided for by a new, temporary practice direction, Practice Direction 55C, which is added to the practice directions supporting the Civil Procedure Rules. That practice direction is published on the Ministry of Justice website at http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil.
As this is temporary, emergency legislation, no formal impact assessment is required for Better Regulation purposes.

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