203Form, issue and service of notice

203 Form, issue and service of notice

(1)  A third party notice is to –

(a) state the nature and grounds of the claim or the nature of the question or issue sought to be determined; and

(b) state the nature and extent of any relief or remedy claimed; and

(c) be in accordance with the prescribed form; and

(d) limit a period for appearance by the third party, not less than that prescribed by rule 98 or 99 , as if the third party were a defendant named in a writ; and

(e) be lodged at the registry with as many copies as the defendant requires to be sealed.

(2)  A third party notice is to be served in the same manner as if it were a writ.

(3)  A copy of the writ and a copy of any pleadings delivered in the action are to be served with the third party notice.