{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/schedule-2/part-15/paragraph-Rule1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/15/paragraph/Rule1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "Rule 1",
  "heading": "Application for judgment summons",
  "text": "(1) An application for the issue of a judgment summons may be made to the County Court hearing centre which serves the address where the debtor resides or carries on business or, if the summons is to issue against two or more persons jointly liable under the judgment or order sought to be enforced, in the County Court hearing centre which serves the address where any of the debtors resides or carries on business.\n(2) The judgment creditor shall make the application by filing a request in that behalf certifying the amount of money remaining due under the judgment or order, the amount in respect of which the judgment summons is to issue and that the whole or part of any instalment due remains unpaid.\n(3) The judgment creditor must file with the request all written evidence on which the judgment creditor intends to rely.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 1(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/867), rules 1, 21(b)(i) (with rule 25)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 1(2) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/867), rules 1, 21(b)(ii) (with rule 25)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 1(3) inserted (25.3.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/4015), rules 1(c), 39(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 1(3) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/867), rules 1, 21(b)(iii) (with rule 25)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 1 excluded (6.4.2011) by The Family Procedure Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/2955), rule 33.18(1) (with rules 2.1, 33.1(1))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/schedule/2/part/15/paragraph/Rule1",
    "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."
}