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Rule 54.31 Acknowledgment of serviceF1F2

(1)

Any person served with the claim form who wishes to take part in the environmental review must file an acknowledgment of service in the relevant practice form in accordance with the following provisions of this rule.

(2)

Any acknowledgment of service must be—

(a)

filed not more than 35 days after service of the claim form; and

(b)

served on—

(i)

the claimant; and

(ii)

subject to any direction under rule 54.30(b), any other person named in the claim form,

as soon as practicable and, in any event, not later than 7 days after it is filed.

(3)

The time limits under this rule may not be extended by agreement between the parties.

(4)

The acknowledgment of service—

(a)

must state the name and address of any person the person filing it considers to be an interested party; and

(b)

may include or be accompanied by an application for directions.

(5)

Rule 10.3(2) does not apply.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 54 inserted (2.10.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/2092), rule 1, Sch. (with rule 30)

F2

Pt. 54 Section 3 inserted (1.10.2022) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 21(2)

Notes on Part 54

Textual amendments

F2

Pt. 54 heading substituted (1.4.2003) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/364), rules 1, 3

F3

Pt. 54 Table of Contents substituted (1.4.2003) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/364), rule 1, Sch. Pt. 1

F4

Words in Pt. 54 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2012) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2208), rules 1, 9(a)(i)

F5

Words in Pt. 54 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2012) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2208), rules 1, 9(a)(ii)

F6

Words in Pt. 54 Table of Contents inserted (6.4.2014) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/610), rules 2, 3 (with rule 4)

F7

Words in Pt. 54 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 21(1)(b)