Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

The County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)

14 (1) Section 73 of the County Courts Act 1984 (register to be kept of county court judgments) shall be amended as follows.

(2) For subsection (1) there shall be substituted—

“(1) A register of every—

(a) judgment entered in a county court;

(b) administration order made under section 112; and

(c) order restricting enforcement made under section 112A,

shall be kept in such manner and in such place as may be prescribed.”

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) after the word “judgments” there shall be inserted “or orders”; and

(ii) after the word “judgment” there shall be inserted “or order”; and

(b) in paragraph (b), after the word “judgments” there shall be inserted “or orders”.

15 In section 77 of that Act (appeals: general provisions) after subsection (1) the following subsection shall be inserted—

“(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of the power to make county court rules under section 75, such rules may make provision for any appeal from the exercise by a district judge, assistant district judge or deputy district judge of any power given to him by virtue of any enactment to be to a judge of a county court.”

16 In section 103 of that Act (execution out of the jurisdiction of the court), the following subsection shall be added at the end—

“(6) County court rules may make provision for the suspension of any judgment or order, on terms, in connection with any warrant issued with respect to any instalment payable under the judgment or order.”

17 In section 138 of that Act (forfeiture for non-payment of rent), in subsections (2), (3), (5), (7), (8) and (9) (which relate to relief from forfeiture on payment into court of rent and costs), after the words “into court”, in each place where they occur, there shall be inserted “or to the lessor”.

18 In Schedule 1 to that Act, paragraphs 2(3) and 3 (restrictions on hearing of replevin actions in the High Court) shall cease to have effect.