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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2001/schedule-1/paragraph-55.14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2001/schedule-1/paragraph-55.14.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/256",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2001",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/55.14",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "55.14",
  "heading": "Defence",
  "text": "(1) A defendant who wishes to—\n(a) oppose the claim; or\n(b) seek a postponement of possession in accordance with rule 55.18,\nmust file his defence within 14 days after service of the claim form.\n(2) The defence should be in the form set out in the relevant practice direction.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/256/schedule/1/paragraph/55.14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:05:50.883123+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}