{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.26.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/55.26",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "55.26",
  "heading": "Service and enforcement of the IPO",
  "text": "(1) An IPO must be served within 48 hours after it is sealed.\n(2) The claimant must serve the IPO on the defendant together with copies of—\n(a) the claim form; and\n(b) the written evidence in support,\nin accordance with rule 55.6(a).\n(3) Rules 83.2, 83.3 and 83.26(1) to (9) do not apply to the enforcement of an IPO.\n(4) If an IPO is not served within the time limit specified by this rule, the claimant may apply to the court for directions for the claim for possession to continue under Section I of this Part.",
  "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": "Pt. 55 Section 3 inserted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rule 1(b), Sch. 3 Pt. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 55.26(3) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/867), rules 1, 9 (with rule 25)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/55.26",
    "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."
}