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Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 2934

Supreme Court, England And Wales

County Courts, England And Wales

Jurisdiction

The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2008

Made

11th November 2008

Laid before Parliament

13th November 2008

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 120 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 M1, after consulting in accordance with section 1(9) of that Act, makes the following Order:

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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2008.

(2) This article and article 2 of this Order come into force on 12th December 2008.

(3) Articles 3 and 5 of this Order in so far as they relate to the EOP Regulation come into force on 12th December 2008.

(4) Articles 3 and 5 of this Order in so far as they relate to the ESCP Regulation and articles 6 and 7 of this Order come into force on 1st January 2009

(5) Article 4 of this Order comes into force on 6th April 2009.

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2.  In this Order—

(a)the 1991 Order” means the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 M2 and an article referred to by number alone means the article so numbered in the 1991 Order;

(b)the EOP Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure M3; and

(c)the ESCP Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European small claims procedure M4.

Marginal Citations

M3OJ No. L399, 30.12.2006 at p.1.

M4OJ No. L199 31.07.2007 at p.1.

Amendments to the 1991 OrderE+W

F13.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.  Revoke article 2(1)(h).

F25.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.  In article 4, for “and 6A”, substitute “ , 6A and 6B ”.

F37.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 (“the 1991 Order”).

Article 4 of this Order revokes article 2(1)(h) of the 1991 Order. Article 2(1)(h) relates to section 139(5)(b) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c.39). Section 139 of that Act was repealed by sections 22(3) and 70 of and Schedule 4 to the Consumer Credit Act 2006 (c.14).

Article 5 of this Order gives the county court jurisdiction in relation to Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure.

Article 5 also gives the county court jurisdiction in relation to Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European small claims procedure (“the ESCP Regulation”).

Article 7 of this Order provides that applications under article 4 of the ESCP Regulation must be commenced in a county court.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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