Article 48 Amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

In Part 65—

(a)

for the heading to Section III, substitute “Demotion claims, proceedings related to demoted tenancies and applications to suspend the right to buy”;

(b)

in rule 65.11, paragraph (1)—

(i)

at the end of sub-paragraph (a), omit “and”; and

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (a), insert—

“(aa)

claims by a landlord for an order under section 121A of the Housing Act 1985 (“a suspension order”); and”;

(c)

in rule 65.11, paragraph (2)—

(i)

at the end of sub-paragraph (a), omit “and”; and

(ii)

at the end of sub-paragraph (b), insert—

“;

(c)

“suspension claim” means a claim made by a landlord for a suspension order; and

(d)

“suspension period” means the period during which the suspension order suspends the right to buy in relation to the dwelling house.”;

(d)

in rule 65.12—

(i)

in the heading, after “Demotion claims”, insert “or suspension claims”; and

(ii)

after “Where a demotion order”, insert “or suspension order (or both)”;

(e)

in rule 65.13—

(i)

in the heading, after “Other demotion”, insert “or suspension”; and

(ii)

after “Where a demotion claim”, insert “or suspension claim (or both)”;

(f)

in rule 65.14—

(i)

in the heading, after “Starting a demotion”, insert “or suspension”; and

(ii)

in paragraph (1), for “The demotion claim”, substitute “The claim”;

(g)

in rule 65.17, paragraph (3), after “Part 12 (default judgment) does not apply”, omit “in a demotion claim”;

(h)

in rule 65.18—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “decide the demotion claim”, substitute “decide the claim”;

(ii)

in paragraph (2), for “the demotion claim”, substitute “the claim” in both places where it occurs; and

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (3)(a), for “the demotion claim”, substitute “the claim”; and

(i)

in rule 65.19, for “a demotion claim”, substitute “the claim”.