Rule 50 I1

England and Wales

(1)

The Schedules to these Rules set out, with modifications, certain provisions previously contained in the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965^f1 and the County Court Rules 1981^f2.

(2)

These Rules apply in relation to the proceedings to which the Schedules apply subject to the provisions in the Schedules and the relevant practice directions.

(3)

A provision previously contained in the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965—

(a)

is headed “RSC”;

(b)

is numbered with the Order and rule numbers it bore as part of the RSC; and

(c)

unless otherwise stated in the Schedules or the relevant practice direction, applies only to proceedings in the High Court.

(4)

A provision previously contained in the County Court Rules 1981—

(a)

is headed “CCR”;

(b)

is numbered with the Order and rule numbers it bore as part of the CCR; and

(c)

unless otherwise stated in the Schedules or the relevant practice direction, applies only to proceedings in the F1County Court .

(5)

A reference in a Schedule to a rule by number alone is a reference to the rule so numbered in the Order in which the reference occurs.

(6)

A reference in a Schedule to a rule by number prefixed by “CPR” is a reference to the rule with that number in these Rules.

(7)

In the Schedules, unless otherwise stated, “the Act” means—

(a)

in a provision headed “RSC”, the Supreme Court Act 1981; and

(b)

in a provision headed “CCR”, the County Courts Act 1984.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Rules substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 4(a)(iii); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

Commencement

I1: Rule 50 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1965/1776.
f2: S.I. 1981/1687.

Notes on Part 50

Modifications

C1: Pt. 50 applied (with modifications) (30.12.2005) by The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2795), rule 5(5)
C2: Pt. 50 applied (with modifications) (6.4.2011) by The Family Procedure Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/2955), rule 33.1(2) (with rules 2.1, 33.1(1))