Paragraph 13 Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (S.I. 1998/3132)

(1)

The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 are amended as follows.

(2)

In the following provisions of Part 6^f1, for “the Foreign and Commonwealth Office” substitute “the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office”—

(a)

rule 6.43(4)(b)^f2 (service through foreign governments, judicial authorities and British consular authorities),

(b)

rule 6.44(3)(a), (4), (5) and (7)(b)^f3 (service of claim form or other document on a State), and

(c)

rule 6.46(a) and (b) (undertaking to be responsible for expenses).

(3)

In rule 6.50(a)(ii) (request for service), for “the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs” substitute “the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Rules 6.43, 6.44, 6.46 and 6.50 in Part 6 were substituted by S.I. 2008/2178.
f2: Rule 6.43(4) was amended by S.I. 2011/88.
f3: In rule 6.44, paragraphs (3) and (5) were amended by S.I. 2011/88.