Article 3 Duration of admiralty summons in rem

For Order 7, rule 20(1) there shall be substituted the following—

“(1)

The time within which a summons may be served shall, unless extended under the following provisions of this rule, be limited—

(a)

if an Admiralty summons in rem, to a period of 12 months;

(b)

where leave to serve the summons out of England and Wales is required under Order 8, rule 2, to a period of 6 months;

(c)

in any other case, to a period of 4 months,

beginning with the date of issue of the summons.”.