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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-no-2-1999/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1999/333",
  "legislation_title": "The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 2) 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-northern-ireland-amendment-no-2-1999",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules.)\nThese Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980. The amendments are as follows—\n(a) Order 6 is amended to prescribe the particulars to be endorsed on a writ where statutory interest is claimed under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998;\n(b) Order 14, rule 1(2)(b) is revoked so as to allow the summary judgment procedure to be applied to claims involving allegations of fraud;\n(c) Order 16, rule 4 is amended to provide automatic directions for the conduct of third party proceedings on the entering of an appearance by the third party;\n(d) Order 22 is amended in consequence of the new arrangements in relation to payments into court where the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 applies;\n(e) Order 38 is amended in consequence of the Civil Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 principally to provide that where a hearsay statement is adduced in civil proceedings that the maker of the statement may be called and cross-examined;\n(f) Orders 61 and 94 are amended to make provision for appeals by way of case stated to the Court of Appeal (with leave) from the Special Immigration Appeals Commission;\n(g) Order 88 is amended—\n(i) to insert a new rule 4A requiring a plaintiff in a mortgage action for possession of a dwelling to serve a notice on the defendant setting out particulars in relation to the Court’s powers to adjourn proceedings or stay or suspend the execution of a judgment under section 36 of the Administration of Justice Act 1970 (as amended by section 8 of the Administration of Justice Act 1973); and\n(ii) to substitute for the present rule 5(6) a new provision requiring a plaintiff claiming payment of money in a mortgage action to set out in greater detail how his claim is calculated.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/333/note",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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