# The Online Procedure (Rules and Practice Directions) Rules 2026, Rule 2: The Online Procedure Rules 2026


(1) The Schedule to these Rules contains the Online Procedure Rules 2026.
(2) In the Online Procedure Rules 2026, any reference to “these Rules” means the Online Procedure Rules 2026 themselves, and any reference in those Rules to a rule by number alone means the rule with that number in those Rules.
(3) The Online Procedure Rules 2026 apply to the types of proceedings listed in the first column of the table below. The date from which they apply to each type of proceedings is set out in the second column. The cases where they apply and how they apply (for example, whether they apply to all proceedings of that type or only proceedings which involve particular parties or are started after a particular date) are set out in the third column or in any practice direction referred to in the third column.
Table 1
Type of proceedings
Date from which Rules apply
Extent of application
Possession proceedings
7th September 2026
As set out in Practice Direction “Online Procedure Rules for Possession Proceedings”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/696/rule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/online-procedure-rules-and-practice-directions-rules-2026/rule-2
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