{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-82",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-82.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "part/82",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "82",
  "heading": "CLOSED MATERIAL PROCEDURE",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nSECTION I APPLICATION OF THIS PART\n82.1\nScope and interpretation\n82.2\nModification to the overriding objective\n82.3\nRules to apply subject to this Part\nSECTION II GENERAL PROVISIONS\n82.4\nScope of this Section\n82.5\nCase management\n82.6\nHearings in private\n82.7\nNotification of hearings\n82.8\nProceedings which must be determined at a hearing\n82.9\nAppointment of a special advocate\n82.10\nFunctions of a special advocate\n82.11\nSpecial advocate: communicating about proceedings\n82.12\nEvidence in proceedings to which this Part applies\n82.13\nSensitive material\n82.14\nConsideration of closed material application or of objection to special advocate’s communication\n82.15\nFailure to comply with directions\n82.16\nJudgments\n82.17\nApplication by the Secretary of State or relevant person for reconsideration of decision\n82.18\nSupply of court documents\nSECTION III APPLICATIONS UNDER SECTION 6(2) OF THE ACT\n82.19\nScope of this Section\n82.20\nPossible application for declaration under section 6(2) of the Act by Secretary of State: notification to Secretary of State if not a party\n82.21\nNotification of intention to make application for a declaration\n82.22\nApplication for a declaration\n82.23\nDirections for hearing of application\n82.24\nNotification by applicant following hearing of application\n82.25\nSecretary of State to be joined where declaration made\n82.26\nDirections following declaration\n82.26A\nSpecial advocate’s position statement\nSECTION IV REVIEW AND REVOCATION OF DECLARATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE ACT\n82.27\nScope of this Section\n82.28\nPossible revocation of declaration: court’s own motion\n82.29\nApplication for revocation of declaration\n82.30\nFormal review of declaration\nSECTION V REVIEW, UNDER SECTION 18 OF THE ACT, OF A CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 17(3)(e) OF THE ACT\n82.31\nReview of certification\nSECTION VI APPEALS TO THE COURT OF APPEAL\n82.32\nModification of Part 52 (appeals)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 82 inserted (27.6.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1571), rule 1, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 82 Table of Contents inserted (6.4.2026) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/97), rules 1(2)(a), 8(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+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."
}