(3) Despite subrules (1) and (2), in the case of an action, an agreement to amend a timetable shall not amend the date before which the action shall be set down for trial or restored to a trial list, as the case may be.
(2.1) Despite subrule (1), in the case of an action described in paragraph 1 of subrule 24.1.04 (1), the 180 - day period begins to run on January 1, 2010.