# The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2014, Rule 3: Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998


In rule 3.8—
(a) in paragraph (3)(b), after “agreement between the parties” insert “except as provided in paragraph (4)”;
(b) after paragraph (3) insert—
“(4) In the circumstances referred to in paragraph (3) and unless the court orders otherwise, the time for doing the act in question may be extended by prior written agreement of the parties for up to a maximum of 28 days, provided always that any such extension does not put at risk any hearing date.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1233/rule/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-5-rules-2014/rule-3
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