Supreme Court Rules 2000

Subject to any order made under rule 427(1), if a party amends a pleading under rule 427(4), rule 428, 429 or rule 430 the opposite party is to plead to the amended pleading or amend its own pleading to meet the amended pleading within the later of – the period the opposite party then has to plead; or 8 days after the delivery of the amended pleading.

If a party pleads before the delivery of an amendment and does not plead or amend as required by subrule (1), that party is taken to rely on the original pleading in answer to the amendment.