{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/55.1",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "55.1",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Part—\n(a) “a possession claim” means a claim for the recovery of possession of land (including buildings or parts of buildings);\n(b) “a possession claim against trespassers” means a claim for the recovery of land which the claimant alleges is occupied only by a person or persons who entered or remained on the land without the consent of a person entitled to possession of that land but does not include a claim against a tenant or sub-tenant whether his tenancy has been terminated or not;\n(c) “mortgage” includes a legal or equitable mortgage and a legal or equitable charge and “mortgagee” is to be interpreted accordingly; ...\n(d) “the 1985 Act” means the Housing Act 1985;\n(e) “the 1988 Act” means the Housing Act 1988;\n(f) “a demotion claim” means a claim made by a landlord for an order under section 82A of the 1985 Act or section 6A of the 1988 Act (“a demotion order”); ...\n(g) “a demoted tenancy” means a tenancy created by virtue of a demotion order ; and\n(h) “a suspension claim” means a claim made by a landlord for an order under section 121A of the 1985 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 55 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rule 1(d), Sch. 1 (with rule 31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in rule 55.1(c) omitted (30.6.2004) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1306), rules 1(b), 10(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Rules 55.1(d)-(g) substituted for rule 55.1(d) (30.6.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1306), rules 1(b), 10(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in rule 55.1(f) omitted (1.10.2005) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rules 1(c), 42(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Rule 55.1(h) and word inserted (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rules 1(c), 42(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/55.1",
    "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."
}