(1)  The answer in respect of each item of the schedule referred to in rules 261 and 262 is to be –

(a) specific to that item; and

(b) read subject to any pleading which applies generally to the whole of the claim or to particular components of it.

(2)  It is not necessary to repeat in the schedule a pleading referred to in subrule (1)(b) .

(3)  The completion by the recipient of column 7 of the schedule –

(a) does not prejudice a denial of liability in respect of that item; or

(b) is not an admission of liability for any sum in respect of that item.

(4)  The due completion and delivery of a schedule constitutes the provision of sufficient particulars of each party's pleading in respect of each item dealt with by the schedule, subject to either party's entitlement to ask for further particulars if further particulars are appropriate to inform that party of the nature of the case to be met.