Paragraph 3

(1)

Civil Procedure Rules may provide for the removal of proceedings at any stage—

(a)

within the High Court (for example, between different divisions or different district registries), or

(b)

F1 within the county court .

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

“provide for the removal of proceedings” means—

(i)

provide for transfer of proceedings, or

(ii)

provide for any jurisdiction in any proceedings to be exercised (whether concurrently or not) elsewhere within the High Court or, as the case may be, F2 elsewhere within the county court without the proceedings being transferred, and

(b)

“proceedings” includes any part of proceedings.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3(1)(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 67(b)(i); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F2: Words in Sch. 1 para. 3(2)(a)(ii) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 67(b)(ii); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

Notes on Schedule 1

Modifications

C1: Sch. 1: power to make rules of court extended (25.3.2002) by 1979 c. 53, s. 5(2) (as substituted 25.3.2002 by S.I. 2002/439, art. 5(a))