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The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1985

S.I. 1985/511 · Made 26 March 1985

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SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 26th March 1985

Laid before Parliament 1st April 1985

Coming into Operation 22nd April 1985

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 99(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981, hereby makes the following Order:—

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on the 22nd April 1985.

2

A district registry of the High Court shall be established at Harlow, to which shall be assigned the districts of the Bishop's Stortford, Harlow and Hertford County Courts.

3

Accordingly the Civil Courts Order 1983f1 shall be amended as follows:—

(a)

in Schedule 1 after the entry relating to Halifax, there shall be inserted the following new entry:

First ColumnSecond Column
Harlow

Bishop's Stortford

Harlow

Hertford

and in the entry relating to Cambridge, the words “Bishop's Stortford” and in the entry relating to Luton, the word “Hertford” shall be deleted.

(b)

in Schedule 3, column 1, the letters “D.R.” shall be inserted beneath the entry for Harlow.

Signature

Hailsham of St. Marylebone, C

Dated 26th March 1985

Explanatory note

This Order establishes a district registry of the High Court at Harlow and assigns to it the districts of the Bishop's Stortford, Harlow and Hertford County Courts.