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The Civil Courts (Amendment No.2) Order 2006

As Enacted Cited authorities 4 Cited in Amendments 3 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2006/2920

2006 No. 2920

county courts, england and wales

The Civil Courts (Amendment No.2) Order 2006

Made 7th November 2006

Laid before Parliament 8th November 2006

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 19841.

In accordance with section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 1984 he has consulted the Lord Chief Justice before making the Order.

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment No.2) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 30th November 2006.

S-2 Closure of Gravesend County Court

Closure of Gravesend County Court

2. The Gravesend County Court shall cease to be held.

S-3 Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983

Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983

3. The Civil Courts Order 19832shall be amended as follows:–

(a) In Schedule 3 delete the entry in the first column relating to Gravesend County Court.

Harriet Harman

Minister of State

Department for Constitutional Affairs

7th November 2006

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Civil Courts Order 1983 so as to close Gravesend County Court. It does not deal with the devolution of the business of Gravesend County Court but this is transferred to Dartford County Court by direction of the Lord Chancellor after consulting the Lord Chief Justice. Dartford County Court has jurisdiction in proceedings commenced in Gravesend County Court before the coming into force of this Order.

(1) 1984 c.28as amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) section 15(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 161.
(2) S.I. 1983/713.

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