The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020
These Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (SI 1998/3132) to amend rule 55.29, which provides that possession proceedings and enforcement proceedings by way of writ and warrant for possession are stayed until 23rd August 2020. This amendment extends the stay imposed by this temporary rule until 20th September 2020. This applies to proceedings that were stayed immediately prior to the date that rule 55.29 first came into force, those brought after that rule came into force and those brought after this amendment comes into force and on or before 19th September 2020.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
21 Aug 2020
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In force
22 Aug 2020
Enabling power
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, having power under section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997to make rules of court under section 1 of that Act, and having fulfilled the requirements of section 2(6) of that Act, makes the following Rules.
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