The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 2009
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2009/3320 |
| Year | 2009 |
2009 No. 3320
County Courts, England And Wales
The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 2009
Made 14th December 2009
Laid before Parliament 21th December 2009
Coming into force 1st February 2010
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 19841and section 33(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 19842having consulted the Lord Chief Justice in accordance with section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 1984.
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 to the extent that it applies to matrimonial jurisdiction.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 1st February 2010.
Closure of Nelson County Court
2. Nelson County Court shall cease to be held.
Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983
3. The Civil Courts Order 19833shall be amended by deleting the entries in Schedule 3 relating to Nelson County Court.
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
14th December 2009
Lord Justice Leveson
Senior Presiding Judge
14th December 2009
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Civil Courts Order 1983 so as to close the Nelson County Court. It does not deal with the devolution of the business of Nelson County Court but this is transferred to Burnley County Court by direction of the Lord Chancellor after consulting with the Lord Chief Justice. By virtue of judicial direction, Burnley County Court will have jurisdiction in proceedings commenced in Nelson County Court before the coming into force of this Order.
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