# The Rules of the Supreme Court (Writ and Appearance) 1979, Article 17


The following rule shall be inserted in Order 13 after rule 6:—
“Prescribed time
6A In the foregoing rules of this Order “the prescribed time” in relation to a writ issued against a defendant means the time limited for the defendant to acknowledge service of the writ or, if within that time the defendant has returned to the appropriate office an acknowledgment of service containing a statement to the effect that he does not intend to contest the proceedings, the date on which the acknowledgment was received at the appropriate office. ”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/1716/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-writ-and-appearance-1979/article-17
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