The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2012
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2012/643 |
| Year | 2012 |
2012 No. 643
Senior Courts Of England And Wales
County Courts, England And Wales
The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2012
Made 1st March 2012
Laid before Parliament 5th March 2012
Coming into force 2nd April 2012
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 19841, section 33(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 19842and section 99(1) of the Senior Courts Act 19813.
In accordance with section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 1984 and section 99(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, the Lord Chancellor has consulted the Lord Chief Justice before making this Order.
In accordance with section 33(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, the Lord Chief Justice concurs in the making of this Order.
Citation and Commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 2nd April 2012.
Closure of county courts
2. Dewsbury County Court, Ilford County Court and Keighley County Court are discontinued.
Establishment of a District Registry of the High Court
3. A district registry of the High Court shall be established at Skipton.
Transitional Provisions
4. The county courts listed in Table 1 in the column headed ‘receiving court’ shall have jurisdiction in proceedings pending at the county court in the column headed ‘closing court’ before this Order comes into force in accordance with directions made under section 2 of the County Courts Act 1984.
Closing Court |
Receiving Court |
Dewsbury County Court |
Bradford County Court, Halifax County Court, Huddersfield County Court, Leeds County Court and Wakefield County Court |
Ilford County Court |
Romford County Court |
Keighley County Court |
Bradford County Court and Skipton County Court |
5. No process shall be invalid only because the holding of any court named in the process has been discontinued by this Order.
Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983
6.—(1) The Civil Courts Order 19834is amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1, omit —
(a)
(a) “Dewsbury” from its position in the first column and the corresponding entry for “Dewsbury” in the second column;
(b)
(b) “Ilford” from its position in the second column opposite the...
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