{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2022/rule-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2022/rule-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2022/101",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2022",
  "path": "rule/17",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Amendment of Part 65",
  "text": "(1) In rule 65.18(1), after “court” insert “shall take appropriate steps to ensure that the respondent is aware of their entitlement to a reasonable opportunity to obtain legal representation and to apply for legal aid which may be available without any means test, and”.\n(2) In rule 65.43(2)—\n(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (b), omit “and”;\n(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (c), for the full stop substitute “; and”; and\n(c) after sub-paragraph (c), insert—\n“(d) must include a statement that the respondent is entitled to a reasonable opportunity to obtain legal representation and to apply for legal aid which may be available without any means test.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/101/rule/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:04:26.992062+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."
}