# The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1988, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Civil Courts Order 1983 by:
(a) amending the definition of the district registry of the High Court at Shrewsbury so that it no longer refers to the county court district of the Wellington County Court, but refers instead to the county court district of the Telford County Court;
(b) closing the county court at Wellington;
(c) establishing a county court at Telford;
(d) granting the Telford County Court jurisdiction in proceedings commenced in the Wellington County Court before the commencement of this Order;
(e) designating the Telford County Court as a divorce court and court of trial;
(f) assigning the district of the Telford County Court to the Birmingham County Court for admiralty purposes;
(g) assigning the district of the Telford County Court to the Shrewsbury County Court for bankruptcy and winding-up purposes; and
(h) assigning the district of the Telford County Court to the Birmingham County Court for race relations purposes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2165/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-courts-amendment-order-1988/note
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