Register of County Court Judgments (Amendment) Regulations 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/1845
• Sections: 7

Section 1

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Register of County Court Judgments (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 26th July 1999.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a regulation referred to by number alone means the regulation so numbered in the Register of County Court Judgments Regulations 1985 .

Section 2

The Register of County Court Judgments Regulations 1985 shall be amended in accordance with these regulations.

Section 3

In the Register of County Court Judgments Regulations 1985, for “taxed”, wherever it appears, substitute “assessed by way of detailed assessment”.

Section 4

In regulation 1:–

(a) in paragraph (2):–

(i) in the definition of “judgment”, for “an order (within the meaning of Order 1 rule 3 of the County Court Rules 1981)”, substitute “any order of the court”; and

(ii) for the definition of “proper officer”, substitute–

“proper officer” shall mean–

a court officer; and

for the purposes of the registration of liability orders as defined in this regulation, an officer designated as such by the Secretary of State and acting on his behalf.

(b) In paragraph (3) for “County Court Rules 1981”, substitute “Civil Procedure Rules 1998 ”.

Section 5

In regulation 5:–

(a) in paragraph (3), for “Order 59 rule 19(5) of the Rules of the Supreme Court” substitute, “ RSC Order 59, rule 19(5) (as scheduled to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998)”; and

(b) after paragraph (3), insert:–

(3A) An order for a sum of money to be paid as costs following a summary assessment within the meaning of rule 43.3 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, other than one made on the final decision of the court in a claim, shall be exempt from registration.

Section 6

In regulation 8(6)–

(a) after “application”, where it first appears, insert “which shall be made in accordance with Part 23 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998”;

(b) for “Order 13 rule 1 of the County Court Rules 1981”, substitute “ CCR Order 13 (as scheduled to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998)”; and

(c) for “an action or matter”, substitute “proceedings”.

Section 7

Omit regulation 12.