Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the County Court Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force—

(a) for the purposes of articles 2(c) and (d) on the same day as section 1 of the State Pensions Credit Act 2002( 3 ) comes into force for all purposes; and

(b) for all other purposes on 6th April 2003.

Amendments to the County Court Fees Order 1999

2. In article 5(2) of the County Court Fees Order 1999( 4 )—

(a) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“ (b) working tax credit, provided that—

(i) the party is also in receipt of child tax credit; or

(ii) there is a disability element or severe disability element (or both) to the tax credit received by the party;

and that the gross annual income taken into account for the calculation of the working tax credit is £14,213 or less; ” ;

(b) omit paragraph (bb);

(c) in paragraph (c) for “1995” substitute “1995; and”; and

(d) after paragraph (c) insert—

“ (d) guarantee credit under the State Pensions Credit Act 2002. ” .

Transitional provision

3. —(1) A person who at any time on or after 6th April 2003 receives working families' tax credit or disabled person’s tax credit shall be entitled to exemption from court fees payable on or after 6th April 2003 to the same extent as if this Order had not come into force.

(2) This Order has effect only in relation to fees payable on or after 6th April 2003, and in relation to fees payable before that date the County Court Fees Order 1999 shall have effect as if this Order had not been made.