# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 54.1: Scope and interpretation


(1) This Section of this Part contains rules about judicial review.
(2) In this Section—
(a) a “claim for judicial review” means a claim to review the lawfulness of—
(i) an enactment; or
(ii) a decision, action or failure to act in relation to the exercise of a public function.
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) “the judicial review procedure” means the Part 8 procedure as modified by this Section;
(f) “interested party” means any person (other than the claimant and defendant) who is directly affected by the claim; and
(g) “court” means the High Court, unless otherwise stated.
(Rule 8.1(6)(b) provides that a rule or practice direction may, in relation to a specified type of proceedings, disapply or modify any of the rules set out in Part 8 as they apply to those proceedings)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/54.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-54.1
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