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UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 23.1

Application and definitions

23.1 Application and definitions

(cf SCR Part 25, rule 1; DCR Part 23, rule 1; LCR Part 20, rule 1)

(1) This Division applies to proceedings in which--
(a) a person's physical or mental condition is relevant to a matter in question, and
(b) either--
(i) that person is a party, or
(ii) that person is a person for whose benefit a party is claiming relief under the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 .
(2) In this Division--

"first party" means the party referred to in subrule (1)(b).

"medical examination" includes any examination by a medical expert but does not include tests referred to in Division 2.

"medical expert" includes dentist, medical practitioner, occupational therapist, optometrist, physiotherapist and psychologist.

"notice for medical examination" means a notice referred to in rule 23.2(1).

"person concerned" means the person referred to in subrule (1)(a) (whether or not the first party) whose physical or mental condition is relevant to a matter in question.



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