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Article 2

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Order 1, rule 4, shall be amended as follows:—

(1)

In paragraph (1) after the definition of “the Northern area” there shall be inserted the following definition:—

  • “ “notice of intention to defend” means an acknowledgment of service containing a statement to the effect that the person by whom or on whose behalf it is signed intends to contest the proceedings to which the acknowledgment relates; ”.

(2)

After paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—

“(3)

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to acknowledging service of a document or giving notice of intention to defend any proceedings is a reference to lodging in the appropriate court office an acknowledgment of service of that document or, as the case may be, a notice of intention to defend those proceedings.”