# The Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment No.4) 1980, 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/2000/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-amendment-no4-1980/article-8
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