Paragraph 54.1 Scope and interpretation

(1)

This Part contains rules about judicial review.

(2)

In this Part—

(a)

a “claim for judicial review” means a claim to review the lawfulness of—

(i)

an enactment; or

(ii)

a decision, action or failure to act in relation to the exercise of a public function.

(b)

an order of mandamus is called a “mandatory order”;

(c)

an order of prohibition is called a “prohibiting order”;

(d)

an order of certiorari is called a “quashing order”;

(e)

“the judicial review procedure” means the Part 8 procedure as modified by this Part;

(f)

“interested party” means any person (other than the claimant and defendant) who is directly affected by the claim; and

(g)

“court” means the High Court, unless otherwise stated.

(Rule 8.1(6)(b) provides that a rule or practice direction may, in relation to a specified type of proceedings, disapply or modify any of the rules set out in Part 8 as they apply to those proceedings)