# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 12: [ Discovery by interrogatories

Extent: N.I.

(1) Any party to any proceedings may in accordance with the following provisions of this Part serve on any other party interrogatories relating to any matter in question between the applicant and that other party in the proceedings which are necessary either—
(a) for disposing fairly of the proceedings; or
(b) for saving costs.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (1), a party may apply to the judge or district judge as the case may be on notice for an order giving him leave to serve on any other party interrogatories relating to any matter in question between the applicant and that other party in the proceedings.
(3) A proposed interrogatory which does not relate to such a matter as is mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be disallowed notwithstanding that it might be admissible in oral cross-examination of a witness.
(4) Interrogatories shall be answered on affidavit (unless the judge or district judge directs otherwise) and the affidavit shall be delivered to the applicant within the time specified in the—
(a) interrogatories (not being less than 21 days from the date of service); or
(b) order.
(5) In this Part—
“interrogatories without order” means interrogatories served under paragraph (1);
“ordered interrogatories” means interrogatories served under paragraph (2) or interrogatories which are required to be answered pursuant to an order made on an application under rule 12A(2) and, where such an order is made, the interrogatories shall not, unless the judge or district judge orders otherwise, be treated as interrogatories without order for the purposes of rule 12A(1).
(6) Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this Part apply to both interrogatories without order and ordered interrogatories.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/15/chapter/1/rule/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-15/chapter-1/rule-12
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