(1) If a claim is made against the Crown, the claim form or statement of claim must contain reasonable information as to the circumstances in which it is alleged that the liability of the Crown has arisen and as to the government department and officers of the Crown involved.
(2) At any time during the period for entering an acknowledgment of service under rule 9.3(1) the defendant may request information under rule 34.1.
(3) The defendant's time for filing an acknowledgment of service is then extended until 7 days after the —
(a) court on the application of the claimant decides that no further information is reasonably required; or
(b) defendant gives notice in writing to the claimant that it is satisfied with the information supplied,
whichever first occurs.
(4) The defendant's time for filing a defence is extended to 21 days after the earlier event in paragraph (3).