# The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1984, Note: Explanatory note


This Order further amends the Civil Courts Order 1983 by:
(a) transferring the district registry of the High Court at Whitehaven to Workington on the closure of the county court at Whitehaven;
(b) establishing a county court at Colwyn Bay under the name of the Conwy and Colwyn County Court.
(c) closing the county courts at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Bridgnorth, Conwy, Hinckley, Leominster, Stamford, Tonbridge and Whitehaven.
(d) designating the Ashton-under-Lyne and Stalybridge County Court as a divorce court and court of trial;
(e) appointing the Workington County Court to have Admiralty jurisdiction;
(f) transferring the assignment of the districts of the Carlisle County Court and the Penrith County Court to the Workington County Court for Admiralty purposes; and
(g) transferring for bankruptcy and winding-up of companies purposes the attachment of the district of the Ludlow County Court to the Hereford County Court and the district of the Woolwich County Court to the Croydon County Court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1984/1075/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-courts-amendment-no-2-order-1984/note
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