{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-24.4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-24.4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/24.4",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "24.4",
  "heading": "Time for serving a witness summons",
  "text": "(1) The general rule is that a witness summons is binding if it is served at least 7 days before the date on which the witness is required to attend before the court.\n(2) The court may direct that a witness summons is binding although it is served less than 7 days before the date on which the witness is required to attend before the court.\n(3) A witness summons which is—\n(a) served in accordance with this rule; and\n(b) requires the witness to attend court to give evidence,\nis binding until the conclusion of the hearing at which the attendance of the witness is required.\n(... )",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 24.4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/517), regs. 1(1), 16(3) (with reg. 25) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 8(2)(d)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/24.4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:22:56.480940+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}