# The Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) 1984, Note: Explanatory note


These rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court so as—
(a) to amend the provisions relating to payment out of Court to small intestate estates (Rule 3);
(b) to amend the form of the letter of request for the examination of a witness out of the jurisdiction and to clarify the provisions relating to orders for examination (Rules 4 to 6);
(c) to permit the production of affidavits on one side of the paper (Rule 7);
(d) to make new provision for proceedings for the enforcement of charging orders (Rules 8 to 10);
(e) to amend the provisions relating to time limits in appeals to the Court of Appeal (Rules 11 to 12);
(f) to revise the fixed costs which may be allowed under Appendix 3 to Order 62 (Rule 13);
(g) to correct the provisions for the recognition and enforcement of judgments under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Rules 14 to 15);
(h) to amend the provisions for Admiralty proceedings (Rules 16 to 42);
(i) to amend the provisions relating to the indorsement of writs in probate actions and of probate counterclaims in other proceedings (Rules 43 to 44);
(j) to amend the provisions relating to garnishee proceedings against the Crown (Rule 45);
(k) to provide for appeals from juvenile courts under the Child Care Act 1980 (Rules 46 to 49);
(l) to amend the provisions relating to the filing of evidence in applications for new business tenancies (Rule 50);
(m) to revoke Order 103 (Patents) (Rules 51 to 53);
(n) to amend the writs of fieri facias to permit the enforcement of county court judgments in the High Court (Rule 54).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1984/1051/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-amendment-1984/note
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