Article 8

For paragraph (1) of Order 54, rule 1 there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—

“(1)

Subject to rule 11, an application for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum shall be made to a judge in court, except that—

(a)

it shall be made to a Divisional Court of the Queen's Bench Division if the Court so directs;

(b)

it may be made to a judge otherwise than in court at any time when no judge is sitting in court; and

(c)

any application on behalf of a minor must be made in the first instance to a judge otherwise than in court.”.