The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (County Court and Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/1773
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (County Court and Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2 Amendment to the County Courts Act 1984

In section 74 of the County Courts Act 1984 , after subsection (5A) insert—

(5B) This section applies in relation to the family court as it applies in relation to the county court.

Section 3 Amendments to the Access to Justice Act 1999

(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) , after paragraph (e) insert “(ea) the family court,”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (3) —

(a) in paragraph (a), omit the words from “section 22” to the end; and

(b) omit paragraphs (b) to (h).

Section 4 Amendments to the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991

The County Courts (Interest on Judgment) Debts Order 1991 is amended as follows.

Section 5 Amendments to the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991

In article 1(2) for the definition of “relevant judgment” substitute—

“relevant judgment” means—

a judgment or order of the county court for the payment of a sum of money—

of not less than £5,000; or

in respect of a debt which is a qualifying debt for the purposes of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 ; or

a judgment or order of, or registered in, the family court for the payment of a sum of money of not less than £5,000,

and, in relation to a judgment debt, means the judgment or order which gives rise to the judgment debt.

Section 6 Amendments to the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991

In article 2, after paragraph (4), insert—

(5) A judgment debt under a relevant judgment of, or registered in, the family court does not carry interest under this Order if by virtue of any other enactment it does not carry interest.

Section 7 Amendments to the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991

In article 4(1), for “a county court” substitute “the county court or the family court”.

Section 8 Amendments to the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991

In article 5—

(a) in paragraph (2), for “a county” substitute “the appropriate”; and

(b) after paragraph (2), insert—

(3) In paragraph (2) “the appropriate court” means—

(a) the county court if the judgment debt is under a relevant judgment of the county court;

(b) the family court if the judgment debt is under a relevant judgment of, or registered in, the family court.