# The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001, Article 31: Transitional provisions


Where a claim form—
(a) relates to proceedings to which Part 55 or Part 56 would apply if it was issued on or after the date of entry into force of rules 17 and 18 of these Rules, but
(b) is issued before that date,
those rules shall not apply, and the rules of court in force immediately before that date shall apply as if they had not been amended or revoked.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/256/article/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2001/article-31
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