# The Civil Procedure Act 1997 (Amendment) Order 2017

S.I. 2017/1148 · made 22 November 2017

This Order amends section 2(2) of the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (c.12) to permit the Lord Chief Justice to appoint to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee a person who is a judge of the Senior Courts, a Circuit judge or a district judge and who has particular experience of the law applicable in Wales.

Made under: Civil Procedure Act 1997 (Section 2A)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-act-1997-amendment-order-2017/pdf/uksi_20171148_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-act-1997-amendment-order-2017/pdf/uksiem_20171148_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Senior Courts Of England And Wales
County Court, England And Wales
Made 22nd November 2017
Laid before Parliament 27th November 2017
Coming into force 19th December 2017
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2A(1) of the Civil Procedure Act 1997, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice in accordance with section 2A(2), and having consulted in accordance with section 2A(2A), of that Act, makes the following Order.

## 1 Citation and Commencement

This Order may be cited as the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (Amendment) Order 2017 and comes in to force on 19th December 2017.

## 2 Amendment of the 1997 Act

In section 2(2) of the Civil Procedure Act 1997, after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca) one person who is a judge of the Senior Courts, a Circuit judge or a district judge and who has particular experience of the law applicable in Wales,”.

## Signature

Dominic Raab
Minister of State for Justice
Ministry of Justice
22nd November 2017
I concur
Sir Ian Burnett
Lord Chief Justice
26th October 2017

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends section 2(2) of the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (c.12) to permit the Lord Chief Justice to appoint to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee a person who is a judge of the Senior Courts, a Circuit judge or a district judge and who has particular experience of the law applicable in Wales.

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