{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-66.3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-66.3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/66.3",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "66.3",
  "heading": "Action on behalf of the Crown",
  "text": "(1) Where by reason of a rule, practice direction or court order the Crown is permitted or required—\n(a) to make a witness statement,\n(b) to swear an affidavit,\n(c) to verify a document by a statement of truth;\n(d) to make a disclosure statement; or\n(e) to discharge any other procedural obligation,\nthat function shall be performed by an appropriate officer acting on behalf of the Crown.\n(2) The court may if necessary nominate an appropriate officer.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 66 inserted (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rule 1(c), Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/66.3",
    "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."
}