Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 1460
County Courts, England And Wales
The Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings (Amendment) Order 2011
Made
8th June 2011
Laid before Parliament
10th June 2011
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, makes the following Order in exercise of powers conferred by section 92(6) of and Part 1 of Schedule 11 to the Children Act 1989( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings (Amendment) Order 2011 and shall come into force—
(a) in respect of Harlow County Court, Hitchin County Court, Leigh County Court, Lowestoft County Court, Penzance County Court and Whitehaven County Court, on 4th July 2011;
(b) in respect of Bishop Auckland County Court, Consett County Court and Epsom County Court, on 18th July 2011;
(c) in respect of Penrith County Court, Runcorn County Court and Southport County Court, on 1st August 2011;
(d) in respect of Salford County Court, on 8th August 2011.
Revocation of jurisdiction
2. The county courts listed in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be family hearing centres.
Amendments to the Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008
3.The Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008( 2 ) shall be amended by omitting the entries in Schedule 1 to that Order relating to the county courts listed in the Schedule to this Order.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
J Djanogly
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
8th June 2011
Article 2
SCHEDULE County Courts which cease to be a family hearing centre
Bishop Auckland County Court
Consett County Court
Epsom County Court
Harlow County Court
Hitchin County Court
Leigh County Court
Lowestoft County Court
Penrith County Court
Penzance County Court
Runcorn County Court
Salford County Court
Southport County Court
Whitehaven County Court
1989 c. 41 . Part 1 of Schedule 11 was amended by paragraphs 203 and 210 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) .
S.I. 2008/2836 , as amended by S.I. 2009/3319 .