Article 7 Amendments to Civil Procedure Rules 1998
In rule 17.1—
(a)
after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3)If a statement of case has been served, an application to amend it by removing, adding or substituting a party must be made in accordance with rule 19.4.”; and
(b)
omit—
“(Part 19 also applies where the amendment relates to the addition, substitution or removal of a party)”.