21Time for appearance

21 Time for appearance (1) A defendant may appear at any time before judgment. (2) Where a defendant appears after the time limited by the writ or other originating process for appearance, he shall on the same day give notice of his appearance to the plaintiff’s solicitor or, if the plaintiff sues in person, to the plaintiff himself. (3) Unless the Court or a Justice otherwise orders, the defendant shall not be entitled to any further time for delivering his defence, or for any other purpose, than if he had appeared according to the tenor of the writ or other originating process. 22 Admiralty intervention In an Admiralty action in rem, a person not named in the writ may intervene and appear on filing an affidavit showing that he is interested in the res under arrest or in the fund in Court.