# The Rules of the Supreme Court (Writ and Appearance) 1979, Article 12


For Order 12, rule 6, there shall be substituted the following rule:—
“Late acknowledgment of service
6 (1) Except with the leave of the Court, a defendant may not give notice of intention to defend in an action after judgment has been obtained therein.
(2) Except as provided by paragraph (1), nothing in these rules or any writ or order thereunder shall be construed as precluding a defendant from acknowledging service in an action after the time limited for so doing, but if a defendant acknowledges service after that time, he shall not, unless the Court otherwise orders, be entitled to serve a defence or do any other act later than if he had acknowledged service within that time.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/1716/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-writ-and-appearance-1979/article-12
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