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This Order amends the Civil Courts Order 2014 (SI 2014/819), which specifies the locations and names of the district registries of the High Court in England and Wales.

The amendments—

  • remove references to those places previously served by district registries, but which have now closed;

  • remove references to County Court hearing centres which have now also closed;

  • establish two new district registries at Port Talbot and Prestatyn, which will be operational from 31st October 2016; and

  • correct a typographical error in respect of the district registry at Bury St. Edmunds.