# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 57.21: Advertisement of claim


(1) The claimant (whether the claim is for a declaration of presumed death or for a variation order) must, within 7 days of issue of the claim, ensure that notice of the claim is published—
(a) in a form which meets the requirements set out in Practice Direction 57B; and
(b) in at least one newspaper circulating in the vicinity of the last known address of the missing person.
(2) The claimant must, at least 5 days before the hearing, file a copy of the page of the newspaper bearing the advertisement of notice of the claim required by paragraph (1) and the date on which it was published.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/57.21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-57.21
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