The County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1981

• Citation: S.I. 1981/1123
• Sections: 5

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1981 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1981.

Section 2

Subject to the transitional provisions set out in the Schedule to this Order, the enactments specified in column 1 of the following table shall be amended by substituting for the sum specified in column 2 opposite each such enactment, wherever such sum appears therein, the sum so specified in column 3:—

TABLE

Section 3

The County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1977 is hereby revoked.

Section 1

The amendments made by this Order in sections 45, 68 and 146 of the County Courts Act 1959 (hereinafter referred to as “ the Act ”) shall apply to proceedings begun before, as well as to proceedings begun on or after, 1st October 1981.

Section 2

In relation to proceedings begun before 1st October 1981—

(a) the amendments made by this Order in section 47 of the Act shall not apply;

(b) the High Court, or a judge thereof, shall have the same powers under section 54 of the Act as it or he would have if the proceedings had been begun after that date; and

(c) a judge may, if he sees fit, refuse to make an order under section 66 of the Act if the proceedings are within the jurisdiction of a county court as extended by this Order.