Rule 3 [ When amendment may be made

Any amendment may be made at any stage of the proceedings by [^f1 the judge or district judge as the case may be] of his own motion or at the hearing or on notice before the hearing on the application of any party.

When an application for an amendment is made after any relevant period of limitation has expired since the issue of the originating process, [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may nevertheless allow the amendment if it is such as the High Court would have power to allow in a like case.]