England and Wales · Civil enforcement
When may securities be dealt with after a stop notice?
CPR 73.18(2) requires the restrained person to give fourteen days notice of intended dealing to the person who obtained the stop notice before taking the restrained step.
- Period
- Fourteen-day notice interval before the restrained step
- Trigger
- Actual giving of the paragraph (2)(a) intention notice to the stop-notice holder
- Rule
- CPR 73.18(1)–(2)
Official Justice UK CPR text and legislation.gov.uk statutory XML retained on October 9, 2026. The retained source metadata and acquisition receipts identify each edition. No claim of later amendments or actual local court opening is made.
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When may securities be dealt with after a stop notice?
CPR 73.18(2) requires the restrained person to give fourteen days notice of intended dealing to the person who obtained the stop notice before taking the restrained step.
Responsible actor. The person served with the stop notice who proposes the restrained securities step.
Actual giving of the paragraph (2)(a) intention notice to the stop-notice holder.
The initial stop notice must be in force, but its original service does not start this later interval. Identify the intended transfer or other restrained dealing and the notice given about it.
The initial stop notice must be in force, but its original service does not start this later interval. Identify the intended transfer or other restrained dealing and the notice given about it.
CPR 73.18(1)–(2)How does this provision count time?
- Apply the clear-day interval to the intention notice and intended dealing. This is a waiting interval, not a duty to file something within fourteen days of initial stop-notice service.
- The date concerns securities dealing and notice to the holder, not merely a court-office act. A closed court office does not automatically lengthen the restraint under paragraph (2)(b).
Apply the clear-day interval to the intention notice and intended dealing. This is a waiting interval, not a duty to file something within fourteen days of initial stop-notice service.
The date concerns securities dealing and notice to the holder, not merely a court-office act. A closed court office does not automatically lengthen the restraint under paragraph (2)(b).
CPR 73.18(1)–(2)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The person served with the stop notice who proposes the restrained securities step. The actual operative event occurred on Friday, October 9, 2026. There must be 14 intervening calendar dates, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026. The earliest ordinary later event is Saturday, October 24, 2026. Interior weekends or holidays do not create a short-period exclusion in this interval. The result does not guarantee listing or lawful sale/dealing under separate restrictions. Additional fictitious established facts. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The person served with the stop notice who proposes the restrained securities step. The actual operative event occurred on Friday, October 9, 2026. There must be 14 intervening calendar dates, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026. The earliest ordinary later event is Saturday, October 24, 2026. Interior weekends or holidays do not create a short-period exclusion in this interval. The result does not guarantee listing or lawful sale/dealing under separate restrictions. Additional fictitious established facts. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records. The actual operative event occurred on Friday, October 9, 2026. There must be 14 intervening calendar dates, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026. The earliest ordinary later event is Saturday, October 24, 2026. Interior weekends or holidays do not create a short-period exclusion in this interval. The result does not guarantee listing or lawful sale/dealing under separate restrictions. | Saturday, October 24, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The person served with the stop notice who proposes the restrained securities step. The actual operative event occurred on Monday, December 21, 2026. There must be 14 intervening calendar dates, Tuesday, December 22, 2026 through Monday, January 4, 2027. The earliest ordinary later event is Tuesday, January 5, 2027. Interior weekends or holidays do not create a short-period exclusion in this interval. The result does not guarantee listing or lawful sale/dealing under separate restrictions. Additional fictitious established facts. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records. The actual operative event occurred on Monday, December 21, 2026. There must be 14 intervening calendar dates, Tuesday, December 22, 2026 through Monday, January 4, 2027. The earliest ordinary later event is Tuesday, January 5, 2027. Interior weekends or holidays do not create a short-period exclusion in this interval. The result does not guarantee listing or lawful sale/dealing under separate restrictions. | Tuesday, January 5, 2027 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The person served with the stop notice who proposes the restrained securities step. Only the original stop-notice service is established; no intention notice was given to its holder. Establish the actual intention-notice event before calculating the dealing interval. Additional fictitious established facts. Fictitious individually specified facts. The listed context makes the actual branch, actors, event history and completion facts explicit. Additional dates below are stated hypothetical facts rather than inferred client records. Only the original stop-notice service is established; no intention notice was given to its holder. Establish the actual intention-notice event before calculating the dealing interval. | Establish the actual intention-notice event before calculating the dealing interval. |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Identified actor and operative event
- The initial stop notice must be in force, but its original service does not start this later interval. Identify the intended transfer or other restrained dealing and the notice given about it.
- Provision-specific counting and closure
- Apply the clear-day interval to the intention notice and intended dealing. This is a waiting interval, not a duty to file something within fourteen days of initial stop-notice service. The date concerns securities dealing and notice to the holder, not merely a court-office act. A closed court office does not automatically lengthen the restraint under paragraph (2)(b).
- Required completion and separate procedural route
- After the source notice period expires, paragraph (2)(b) prevents continued refusal by reason only of the stop notice. An independent court order or other lawful restraint must be assessed separately.
- The initial stop notice must be in force, but its original service does not start this later interval. Identify the intended transfer or other restrained dealing and the notice given about it.
- A stop notice requires prior warning before dealing. A stop order is a separate High Court prohibition under rules 73.11–73.15 and does not become this notice mechanism merely because securities are involved.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When may securities be dealt with after a stop notice?
Does initial service of the stop notice start the fourteen-day intended-dealing period?
No. Paragraph (2)(a) uses the later notice of intention to deal given to the person who obtained the stop notice. Initial service determines when the stop notice takes effect.
CPR 73.18(1)(a), (2)(a)Must the intention notice be given to the judgment debtor?
The stated recipient is the person who obtained the stop notice. Identify that holder rather than substituting a different participant.
CPR 73.18(2)(a)Does a stop notice permit refusal to register a transfer indefinitely?
Paragraph (2)(b) prevents refusal by reason only of the notice after the required intention notice period has expired. Separate restraints remain a different question.
CPR 73.18(2)(b)Does the stop notice cover securities held in court under this section?
Rule 73.16(b) excludes securities held in court from this section’s definition. Check the asset before selecting the stop-notice route.
CPR 73.16(b)Is a stop order the same instrument as a stop notice?
No. Rules 73.11–73.15 govern the separate stop-order regime. The section III notice has the defined prior-notification effect.
CPR 73.11; 73.16(a)When does a stop notice cease to remain in force?
Rule 73.18(1)(b) states it remains unless withdrawn or discharged under the specified rules. Expiry of a particular intention-notice interval is a different effect under paragraph (2).
CPR 73.18(1)(b), (2); 73.20–73.21Official sources and review
Provisions used (13)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| CPR 73.18(1)–(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 2.8(2)–(5) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 6.26 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 73.18(1)(a), (2)(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 73.18(2)(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 73.18(2)(b) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 73.16(b) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 73.11 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 73.16(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 73.18(1)(b), (2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 73.20–73.21 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 73.11; 73.16(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 73.18(1)(b), (2); 73.20–73.21 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |