Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 2934
Supreme Court, England And Wales
County Courts, England And Wales
Jurisdiction
The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2008
Made
11th November 2008
Laid before Parliament
13th November 2008
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 120 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , after consulting in accordance with section 1(9) of that Act, makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. β(1) This Order may be cited as the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2008.
(2) This article and article 2 of this Order come into force on 12th December 2008.
(3) Articles 3 and 5 of this Order in so far as they relate to the EOP Regulation come into force on 12th December 2008.
(4) Articles 3 and 5 of this Order in so far as they relate to the ESCP Regulation and articles 6 and 7 of this Order come into force on 1st January 2009
(5) Article 4 of this Order comes into force on 6th April 2009.
Interpretation
2. In this Orderβ
(a) β the 1991 Order β means the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 and an article referred to by number alone means the article so numbered in the 1991 Order;
(b) β the EOP Regulation β means Regulation
(c) β the ESCP Regulation β means Regulation
Amendments to the 1991 Order
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4. Revoke article 2(1)(h).
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6. In article 4, for βand 6Aβ, substitute β , 6A and 6B β .
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Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice