# The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019, Article 10: Amendment of Part 61


In rule 61.1, in paragraph (2)—
(a) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—
“(ba) “the Admiralty Judge” means the judge in charge of the Admiralty Court and any other judge authorised to sit in the Admiralty Court;
(bb) “the Admiralty Registrar” means the holder of the office of this name listed in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 2 to the Senior Courts Act 1981 or any person who is authorised to exercise the powers of this office in accordance with s.91(1) of the Act;
(bc) “claim in personam” means an admiralty claim, other than a claim in rem, brought in accordance with section 21(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981;”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (c), after “admiralty action in rem”, insert “brought in accordance with section 21(2) to (5) of the Senior Courts Act 1981;”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (k), after the semi-colon, omit “and”; and
(d) in sub-paragraph (l), for “Queen’s Bench Master with responsibility for Admiralty claims,” substitute “Admiralty Registrar; and”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/342/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2019/article-10
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