{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/schedule-2/part-15/paragraph-Rule5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/schedule-2/part-15/paragraph-Rule5.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/Rule5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "Rule 5",
  "heading": "Evidence",
  "text": "(1) No person may be committed on an application for a judgment summons unless—\n(a) the order is made under section 110(2) of the Act; or\n(b) the judgment creditor proves that the debtor—\n(i) has or has had since the date of the judgment or order the means to pay the sum in respect of which default has been made; and\n(ii) has refused or neglected or refuses or neglects to pay that sum.\n(2) The debtor may not be compelled to give evidence.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 5 substituted (25.3.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/4015), rules 1(c), 39(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 5(1)(b)(i) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/867), rules 1, 21(e) (with rule 25)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 CCR Order 28 rule 5 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))"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/schedule/2/part/15/paragraph/Rule5",
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  },
  "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."
}