Rule 65.28 Claims under section 3 of the 1997 ActF1

(F21)

A claim under section 3 of the 1997 Act—

(a)

shall be subject to the Part 8 procedure F3and—

F4(...)

...

(F5i)

in the High Court, must be commenced in the F6King’s Bench Division, or

(ii)

in the County Court, may be commenced at any County Court hearing centre.

(F72)

If the application is commenced at a County Court hearing centre which does not serve the address where—

(a)

the defendant resides or carries on business; or

(b)

the claimant resides or carries on business,

the claim will be issued by the County Court hearing centre where the claim is commenced and sent to the hearing centre serving the address at (a)(i) or (ii), as appropriate.

(Practice Direction 65 makes further provision in respect of claims which are not commenced at the County Court hearing centre which serves the address where the property is situated.)

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 65 inserted (30.6.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1306), rule 1(b), Sch. 2 (with rule 20(2)(a))
F2: Rule 65.28 renumbered as rule 65.28(1) (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 28(e)(i); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F3: Word in rule 65.28(1)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 28(e)(ii); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F4: Words in rule 65.28(1)(b) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 28(e)(iii)(aa); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F5: Rule 65.28(1)(b)(i)(ii) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 28(e)(iii)(bb); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F6: Word in rule 65.28(1)(b)(i) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 34
F7: Rule 65.28(2) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 28(e)(iv); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

Notes on Part 65

Textual amendments

F2: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents substituted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(1)(a)
F3: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(1)(b)
F4: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(1)(c)
F5: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(1)(d)
F6: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(1)(e)
F7: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (31.8.2009) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2092), rules 1(3), 13(a)
F8: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (31.1.2011) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/1953), rules 1(3), 9(a); S.I. 2010/2988 , art. 2
F9: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 6) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/2044), rules 2, 11(a)(i)
F10: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 6) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/2044), rules 2, 11(a)(ii)
F11: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (26.10.2026) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/817), rules 1(5), 23(1)