The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2014

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2014/482

2014No. 482 (L. 2)

SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

COUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2014

4thMarch2014

6thMarch2014

6thApril2014

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, having power under section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997( 1) to make rules of court under section 1 of that Act, after consulting in accordance with section 2(6)(a) of the Civil Procedure Act 1997, makes the following Rules:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2014.

2. These Rules shall come into force on 6th April 2014.

3. In these Rules, a reference to a Part or rule by number alone means the Part or rule so numbered in the Civil Procedure Rules 1998( 2).

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

4. In Part 84, after rule 84.16 insert Section IV (Proceedings in relation to certificates under section 64 of the 2007 Act) as set out in the Schedule to these Rules.

Transitional provisions

5. (1) Between 6th and 22nd April 2014, rule 84.18 has effect as if-

(a) instead of referring to one of the County Court hearing centres listed in Practice Direction 84, it referred to one of the county courts listed in Practice Direction 84; and(b) the County Court hearing centres in the list in Practice Direction 84 were county courts.

(2) Rule 84.19 has effect in relation to a certificate which was issued before 22nd April 2014 with the following modifications-

(a) where before 22nd April 2014-(i) changes are required to be notified and the certificate produced under regulation 8 of the Certification Regulations; or(ii) a certificate is required to be surrendered under regulation 12 of the Certification Regulations,

the changes must be notified and the certificate produced at, or (as the case may be) the certificate surrendered to, the county court at which the certificate was issued; and

(b) where on or after 22nd April 2014-(i) changes are required to be notified and the certificate produced under regulation 8 of the Certification Regulations; or(ii) a certificate is required to be surrendered under regulation 12 of the Certification Regulations,

the changes must be notified and the certificate produced at, or (as the case may be) the certificate surrendered to, the County Court hearing centre corresponding to the county court at which the certificate was issued.

(3) Rule 84.20 has effect in relation to a certificate which was issued before 22nd April 2014 with the following modifications-

(a) where the complaint is submitted before 22nd April 2014, it must be submitted to the county court at which the certificate was issued; and(b) where the complaint is submitted on or after 22nd April 2014, it must be submitted to the County Court hearing centre corresponding to the county court at which the...

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