# The Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) 1980, Article 7


Order 42 shall be amended as follows:—
(1) Rule 3(1) shall be amended by inserting, at the beginning, the words “Subject to the provisions of Rule 3A”.
(2) 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).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/629/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-amendment-1980/article-7
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