Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 216

COUNTY COURTS

The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1999

Made

2nd February 1999

Laid before Parliament

2nd February 1999

Coming into force

1st March 1999

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 1984(1), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st March 1999.

Interpretation

2. In this Order, "the 1983 Order" means the Civil Courts Order 1983(2), and a Schedule referred to by number alone means the Schedule so numbered in that Order.

Amendments to the 1983 Order

3. In Schedule 1, "Corby" shall be deleted from its position in the second column opposite the entry for "Northampton" in the first column.

4. In Schedule 3, the entry relating to Corby(3) shall be deleted.

Irvine of Lairg, C.

Dated 2nd February 1999

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Civil Courts Order 1983 so as to close Corby County Court on 1st March 1999.

(1)

1984 c. 28.

(2)

S.I. 1983/713; there are no relevant amendments.

(3)

Directions given on behalf of the Lord Chancellor under section 2(3) of the County Courts Act 1984 will determine which court districts will include the former district of Corby with effect from 1st March 1999.