The Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) 1990

• Citation: S.I. 1990/492
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990 except for Rules 6 to 8 which shall come into force on 4th June 1990.

(2) In these Rules, an Order referred to by number means the Order so numbered in the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965 and a reference to Appendix A or B is a reference to Appendix A or B to those Rules.

Section 2 The community charge

(1) After the words “the sum so specified” in Order 6, rule 2(1)(c)(ii), there shall be inserted the words “or whether the rent for the time being payable in respect of the premises exceeds the sum specified in section 4(4)(b) of the Rent Act 1977 ”.

(2) After the words “the sum so specified” in Order 13, rule 4(2) and Order 19, rule 5(2), there shall be inserted the words “or of which the rent payable in respect of the premises exceeds the sum specified in section 4(4)(b) of the Rent Act 1977”.

(3) In relation to domestic property within the meaning of section 66 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 , the reference in Order 88, rule 3(3)(b) to the net annual value for rating shall be construed as a reference to the value shown on the valuation list in force on 31st March 1990 or to its value by the year, as the case may be.

Section 3 Costs

Order 62, rule 18(3) shall be amended by substituting, for the sum “£7.00”, the sum “£7.50”.

Section 4 Costs

Appendix 3 to Order 62 shall be amended as follows–

(1) For Table A (Basic Costs) in Part I there shall be substituted the following Table–

(i) where the writ was served by post

(ii) where the writ was served on the defendant personally

(i) where the writ was served by post

(ii) where the writ was served on the defendant personally

(2) Table B (Additional costs) in Part I shall be amended by substituting, for the figures shown in columns (i) and (ii), the following figures–

(3) Part III, paragraph 1 shall be amended by substituting, for the sum of “£6.50”, the sum of “£7.00”.

(4) Part III, paragraph 2 shall be amended by substituting, for the sum of “£26.50”, the sum of “£27.50”.

(5) Part III, paragraph 3 shall be amended as follows–

(a) for the sum of “£16.00” in sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the sum of “£17.00”;

(b) for the table “Basic Costs” in sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following table–

(i) Basic Costs

(c) for the sum of “£12.00” in the table “Additional costs” in sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the sum of “£13.00”;

(6) Part III, paragraph 4 shall be amended by substituting, for the sums of “£75.50” and “£12.00”, the sums of “£81.00” and “£13.00”.

(7) Part III, paragraph 5 shall be amended by substituting, for the sums of “£29.00” and “£1.90”, the sums of “£31.00” and “£2.00”.

(8) Part III, paragraph 6 shall be amended by substituting, for the sum of “£35.50”, the sum of “£38.00”.

Section 5 Miscellaneous amendments

In order 115, rule 4(4), the words “, unless the Court otherise directs,” shall be omitted.

Section 6 Miscellaneous amendments

Forms 1, 8 and 10 in Apendix A shall be amended by substituting, for the words “12 calendar months”, the words “4 calendar months (or, if leave is required to effect service out of the jurisdiction, 6 months)”.

Section 7 Miscellaneous amendments

Forms 1 and 2 in Appendix B shall be amended by substituting, for the words “12 calendar months”, the words “4 calendar months (or, if leave is required to effect service out of the jurisdiction, 6 months)”.

Section 8 Miscellaneous amendments

Nothing in Rule 6 or 7 shall apply to proceedings commenced by a writ or an originating summons issued before those Rules come into force.