Section 17 Exclusion of certain proceedings from Schedule 4.
United Kingdom
Schedule 4 shall not apply to proceedings of any description listed in Schedule 5 or to proceedings in Scotland under any enactment which confers jurisdiction on a Scottish court in respect of a specific subject-matter on specific grounds.
Her Majesty may by Order in Council—
add to the list in Schedule 5 any description of proceedings in any part of the United Kingdom; and
remove from that list any description of proceedings in any part of the United Kingdom (whether included in the list as originally enacted or added by virtue of this subsection).
An Order in Council under subsection (2)—
may make different provisions for different descriptions of proceedings, for the same description of proceedings in different courts or for different parts of the United Kingdom; and
may contain such transitional and other incidental provisions as appear to Her Majesty to be appropriate.
An Order in Council under subsection (2) shall not be made unless a draft of the Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
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S. 17(1) excluded (1.10.2008) by The Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1889), art. 4(4)