# The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1994

S.I. 1994/706 · made 10 March 1994

This Order amends the Civil Courts Order 1983 so as to close the Sevenoaks, Sudbury and Sheerness County Courts and to change the name of the Colchester and Clacton County Court to Colchester County Court.

Made under: County Courts Act 1984 (Section 2)

## Introductory text

COUNTY COURTS
Made 10th March 1994
Laid before Parliament 14th March 1994
Coming into force 5th April 1994
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 1984, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 

This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 5th April 1994.

## 2 

In this Order, “the 1983 Order” means the Civil Courts Order 1983.

## 3 

The holding of the Sevenoaks, Sheerness and Sudbury County Courts shall be discontinued and Schedule 3 to the 1983 Order shall accordingly be amended by deleting the entries relating to those courts.

## 4 

(1) The Colchester and Clacton County Court shall be known as the Colchester County Court.
(2) Schedule 4 to the 1983 Order shall accordingly be amended as follows—
(a) the entry numbered 7 shall be deleted; and
(b) the entries numbered 8 to 11A shall be renumbered 7 to 11 respectively.

## Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C
Dated 10th March 1994

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Civil Courts Order 1983 so as to close the Sevenoaks, Sudbury and Sheerness County Courts and to change the name of the Colchester and Clacton County Court to Colchester County Court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/706 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-courts-amendment-order-1994
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