4Application and construction of certain references

4 Application and construction of certain references

4 Application and construction of certain references

The provisions of the Courts of Petty Sessions (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (sections 22, 23, 23A and 24 excepted) and the provisions of the Courts of Petty Sessions (Civil Claims) Rules apply to and in respect of the joinder of a third party in an action commenced in a court of petty sessions, and for the purposes of the application of those provisions, a reference therein to:

(a) a plaintiff shall, where appropriate, be construed as a reference to a defendant who has filed a third party notice,

(b) a defendant shall, where appropriate be construed as a reference to a third party, and

(c) a plaint or a plaint and summons commencing an action, shall be construed as a reference to a third party notice.