Amendment of 0.75.

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(6) in rule 1—–

(i) by renumbering the rule as paragraph (2) thereof; and

(i) by inserting the following new paragraph before paragraph (2)-

"1. (1) If the judgment is for money, it may be enforced by the imprisonment of the party against whom it has been given, or by the attachment and sale of his property, or by both imprisonment and sale. if necessary; and if such party is other than a defendant, the judgment may be enforced against him in the same manner as a judgment may be enforced against a defendant.".

Order 75 of the principal rules is amended- (a) in rule 25(1), by inserting the following after "limitation

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"and actions ordered to be tried as Admiralty short causes"; and

(b) by adding the following new rule after rule 30–

"Trial as an Admiralty short cause.

31. (1) Where any defendant has entered an appearance in an Admiralty action, the plaintiff or that defendant may, within 7 days after the entry of the appearance, apply by summons, returnable before the registrar, for an order that the action be tried as an Admiralty short cause.

(2) The summons shall be served on every other party to the action not less than 7 days before the hearing.

(3) On the hearing of the application the regis- trar may, if he decides to make an order under paragraph (1).-

(2) exercise any power which could be exer- cised under Order 18, rule 21, or Order 75.

rule 18(4), on an application for the trial of the action without pleadings or further pleadings.

(b) abridge the period within which a person is required or authorized by these rules to do any act in the proceedings,

(c) in the case of such an action as is referred to in rule 18(1), fix the time within which.

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notwithstanding the provisions of that rule, preliminary acts are to be lodged,

(d) require the parties to the action to make mutual discovery of documents notwith- standing that the action is ordered to be tried without pleadings.

(e) if the parties so agree, order that the evidence in support of their respective cases may be given in whole or in part by the production of documents or entries in books.

( give such directions as could be given on a summons for directions in the action, and (g) fix a date for the trial of the action. (4) The party taking out a summons under this rule shall include in it an application for such orders or directions as he desires the registrar to make or give in the exercise of the powers set out in para- graph (3), and any party on whom the summons is served shall, within 3 days after service of the sum- mons on him, give notice to every other party of any other order or direction he desires the registrar to make or give as aforesaid and file a copy of such notice in the registry.

(5) An application for an order under Order 18, rule 21. that an Admiralty action be tried without pleadings or further pleadings shall be made by way of an application for an order under paragraph (1) and not otherwise.

(6) Where an order is made under paragraph (1), the writ or originating summons by which the action was begun shall be marked in the top left- band corner "Admiralty Short Cause".

(7) Any application subsequent to a summons under paragraph (1) and before judgment as to any matter capable of being dealt with on an inter- locutory application in the action shall be made under the summons by 2 clear days' notice to the other party stating the grounds of the application.". Appendix A to the principal rules is amended—

(a) in Form No. 53, by inserting the following new para-

graphs before the penultimate paragraph-

"And we further command you that, in case you shall not be able to find sufficient property of the

Amendment of Appendix A.

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