{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.30",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.30.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/55.30",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "55.30",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Section of this Part—\n(a) “the 2016 Act” means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016;\n(b) “a contract-holder” is the person who makes an occupation contract with a landlord and is a contract-holder under sections 7 and 48 of the 2016 Act;\n(c) “Convention rights” has the meaning provided by the Human Rights Act 1998;\n(d) “a dwelling” means a dwelling let under an occupation contract;\n(e) “an extended possession order” means an order for possession against a sub-holder under section 65 of the 2016 Act;\n(f) “an occupation contract” is a tenancy or licence that is an occupation contract under section 7 of the 2016 Act;\n(g) “a prohibited conduct standard contract order claim” means a claim under section 116 of the 2016 Act;\n(h) “a Renting Homes possession claim” means a claim for the recovery of possession of a dwelling under the 2016 Act;\n(i) “a sub-holder” has the meaning provided by section 59 of the 2016 Act;\n(j) “a standard contract” has the meaning provided by section 8 of the 2016 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": "Pt. 55 Section 4 inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 22(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 28. Section 69 was amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 18, paragraph 46."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/55.30",
    "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."
}