# The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020

S.I. 2020/889 · made 21 August 2020

These Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (SI 1998/3132) to amend rule 55.29, which provides that possession proceedings and enforcement proceedings by way of writ and warrant for possession are stayed until 23rd August 2020. This amendment extends the stay imposed by this temporary rule until 20th September 2020. This applies to proceedings that were stayed immediately prior to the date that rule 55.29 first came into force, those brought after that rule came into force and those brought after this amendment comes into force and on or before 19th September 2020.

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

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-5-coronavirus-rules-2020/pdf/uksi_20200889_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-5-coronavirus-rules-2020/pdf/uksiem_20200889_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Senior Courts Of England And Wales
County Court, England And Wales
Made 21st August 2020
Coming into force 22nd August 2020
Laid before Parliament 24th 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 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. 5) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 and come into force on 22nd August 2020.

## 2 Amendment of the Procedure Rules 1998

In Part 55 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, in rule 55.29, in paragraph (1)—
(a) for “22nd August 2020”, substitute “19 September 2020”; and
(b) for “23rd August 2020”, substitute “20 September 2020”.

## 3 Amendment of the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020 are amended as follows—
(a) in rule 1, in paragraph (3), for “23rd August 2020”, substitute “20th September 2020”; and
(b) in rule 2, in paragraph (2), for “24th August 2020”, substitute “21st September 2020”.

## Signature

The Right Honourable Sir Terence Etherton, MR
Mr Justice Birrs
Mr Justice Kerr
His Honour Judge Jarman QC
Richard Viney
Dr Anja Lansbergen-Mills
Brett Dixon
David Marshall
Lizzie Iron
I allow these Rules
Robert Buckland
Lord Chancellor
Ministry of Justice
21st August 2020

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (SI 1998/3132) to amend rule 55.29, which provides that possession proceedings and enforcement proceedings by way of writ and warrant for possession are stayed until 23rd August 2020. This amendment extends the stay imposed by this temporary rule until 20th September 2020. This applies to proceedings that were stayed immediately prior to the date that rule 55.29 first came into force, those brought after that rule came into force and those brought after this amendment comes into force and on or before 19th September 2020.
These Rules also make consequential amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No. 3) Rules (SI 2020//747) following the amendment to rule 55.29.
As this is temporary, emergency legislation, no formal impact assessment is required for Better Regulation purposes.

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