# The County Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 1991, Article 31: Devolution: admissions direct and disposals


For Order 9, rule 6(1), there shall be substituted the following newparagraphs—
“(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) and rule 7, if thedefendant in a default action—
(a) does not within 14 days after service of the summons on him payto the plaintiff the total amount of the claim and costs on thesummons,
(b) delivers an admission of the whole of the plaintiff ’s claimunaccompanied by a counterclaim or a request for time for payment, or
(c) does not deliver an admission of part of the plaintiff 'sclaim, a defence or counterclaim,
the plaintiff may upon fulfilling the requirements of paragraph(1A) have judgment entered against the defendant for the amount of theclaim and costs (less any payments made); and the order shall be forpayment forthwith or at such time or times as the plaintiff mayspecify.
(1A) The requirements are that the plaintiff shall—
(a) file a request for judgment,
(b) where the action is for a liquidated sum, certify that thedefendant has not sent to him any reply to the summons, and
(c) state what (if any) payment has been made.
In this paragraph,“reply to the summons”means—
(i) a defence,
(ii) a counterclaim,
(iii) an admission of the whole of the plaintiff ’s claimaccompanied by a counterclaim or a request for time for payment,
(iv) an admission of part of the plaintiff’s claim,
or any other written reply of a similar kind.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1126/article/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-amendment-no-2-rules-1991/article-31
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