PART 50 - APPLICATION OF THE SCHEDULES

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(1) The Schedules to these Rules set out, with modifications, certain provisions previously contained in the Rules of the Supreme Court 19651 and the County Court Rules 19812.

(2) These Rules apply in relation to the proceedings to which the Schedules apply subject to the provisions in the Schedules and the relevant practice directions.

(3) A provision previously contained in the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965 –

(a) is headed ‘RSC’;

(b) is numbered with the Order and rule numbers it bore as part of the RSC; and

(c) unless otherwise stated in the Schedules or the relevant practice direction, applies only to proceedings in the High Court.

(4) A provision previously contained in the County Court Rules 1981 –

(a) is headed ‘CCR’;

(b) is numbered with the Order and rule numbers it bore as part of the CCR; and

(c) unless otherwise stated in the Schedules or the relevant practice direction, applies only to proceedings in the county court.

(5) A reference in a Schedule to a rule by number alone is a reference to the rule so numbered in the Order in which the reference occurs.

(6) A reference in a Schedule to a rule by number prefixed by ‘CPR’ is a reference to the rule with that number in these Rules.

(7) In the Schedules, unless otherwise stated, ‘the Act’ means –

(a) in a provision headed ‘RSC’, the Supreme Court Act 1981; and

(b) in a provision headed ‘CCR’, the County Courts Act 1984.

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Footnotes

1. S.I. 1965/1776.Return to footnote 1
2. S.I. 1981/1687.Return to footnote 2
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