Article 7

Rule 3(1) shall be amended by inserting, at the beginning, the words “Subject to the provisions of Rule 3A”.

After rule 3 there shall be inserted the following rule:—

“Judgment against a State

3A

(1)

Where judgment on failure to acknowledge service has been entered against a State, as defined in section 14 of the State Immunity Act 1978, the judgment shall not take effect until two months after service on the State of—

(a)

a copy of the judgment, and

(b)

a copy of the affidavit in support of the application for leave to enter judgment, unless one has already been served pursuant to a direction under Order 13, rule 7A(3).”