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The Civil Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/2717 · Made 24 July 2001

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SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

COUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 24th July 2001

Laid before Parliament 27th July 2001

Coming into force 15th October 2001

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 4(1) of the Civil Procedure Act 1997f1, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1997 c. 12.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Civil Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 15th October 2001.

2

The amendment set out in this Order shall have effect.

3

In section 25(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927f1 for “prescribed by County Court Rules, except that in relation to proceedings before the High Court, it means prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court” substitute “prescribed by rules of court or by a practice direction”.

Signature

Irvine of Lairg, C.

Dated 24th July 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the interpretation of “prescribed” in section 25 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 so as to permit rules of court or a practice direction to prescribe the manner in which—

  • a claim is made under sections 1(1) or 8(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927; and

  • an application is made or a certification given under section 3(1) of that Act.