Why does practice direction 55A begin with 55.3?
<p><a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part55/pd_part55a" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Practice direction 55A</a> seems to begin at 55.3. Why  are there no Practice Direction 55A rules 55.1 and 55.2, or where are they?</p>

<p>There is no need for <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_direction#:%7E:text=In%20English%20law%2C%20a%20practice,1998%20contains%20a%20large%20number" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Practice Directions</a> in this instance as the three previous <a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part55#cor" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Part 55 Rules</a> (i.e. Coronavirus – temporary provision, Interpretation, and Scope) do not require one.</p>

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