# County Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 so as to—
(i) provide that a civil bill may be served by insertion through the letter box at the defendant’s address;
(ii) require a party against whom judgment has been entered to give notice if he wishes to be heard at the assessment of damages;
(iii) provide that certain documents may be written on good quality A4 paper rather than on judicature paper;
(iv) deem documents served by first class post to have been served on the seventh business day after posting;
(v) allow for the service of certain documents to be effected by DX;
(vi) notify a party that he need not appear if he has no objection to the making of a court order for the disclosure of documents or the inspection of property; and
(vii) make other minor corrections.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/199/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-amendment-no-2-rules-northern-ireland-1998/note
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