{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/schedule-2/part-15/paragraph-Rule3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/schedule-2/part-15/paragraph-Rule3.json",
  "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/Rule3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "Rule 3",
  "heading": "Time for service",
  "text": "(1) The judgment summons and written evidence must be served not less than 14 days before the day fixed for the hearing.\n(2) A notice of non-service will be sent pursuant to CPR rule 6.18 in respect of a judgment summons which has been sent by post under rule 2 (2) and has been returned to the court ... undelivered.\n(3) CPR rules 7.5 and 7.6 ... apply, with the necessary modifications, to a judgment summons as they apply to a claim form.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 3(1) substituted (25.3.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/4015), rules 1(c), 39(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 3(2) substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rules 1(2), 41(b)(i)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 3(2) substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rules 1(2), 41(b)(i)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 3(2) omitted (1.10.2008) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rules 1(2), 41(b)(i)(cc)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in rule 3(3) omitted (1.10.2008) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rules 1(2), 41(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 3(2) 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/Rule3",
    "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."
}