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This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2021/196 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument. 

# SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES 

# COUNTY COURT, ENGLAND AND WALES 

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2021 

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Coming into force in accordance with rule 2 

# 2021 No. 553 (L. 8) 

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, having power under section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997( a ) to make rules under section 1 of and Schedule 1 to the Act and after fulfilling the requirements of section 2(6) of that Act, makes the following Rules. 

## Citation and commencement 

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2021. 

2. —(1) Rule 3 comes into force on 31st May 2021. 

(2) Rule 4 comes into force on the 21st day after the day on which these Rules are laid before Parliament. 

## Amendments to Part 27 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 

3. —(1) Part 27 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998( b ) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this rule. 

(2) In rule 27.4(3)(a)(ii), for “Practice Direction 27”, substitute “Practice Direction 27A”. 

(3) In rule 27.14(2), in sub-paragraphs (b), (e) and (f), for “Practice Direction 27”, in each place it appears, substitute “Practice Direction 27A”. 

## Amendment to the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 

4.  In rule 6 of the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021( c )— 

(a) after the words “In rule 27.2”, omit the words “, for paragraph (2B) substitute”; and 

