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Rule 2.4 Power to perform an act of the courtF6I1

England and Wales

F1(1)

Where these Rules provide for the court to perform any act then, except where an enactment, rule or practice direction provides otherwise, that act may be performed—

(a)

in relation to proceedings in the High Court, by any F2judge of that Court, including a Master, Admiralty Registrar, ICC Judge or District Judge; and

(b)

in relation to proceedings in F3the County Court, by any judge F4of the County Court.

F5(2)

A legal adviser, defined in paragraph 1.2(b) of Practice Direction 2E, may exercise the jurisdiction of the County Court specified in, and subject to, that Practice Direction.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Rule 2.4 renumbered as rule 2.4(1) (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 3(4)(b)

F2

Words in rule 2.4(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2024) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/839), rules 1(1), 4(2)

F3

Words in Rules substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 4(a)(i); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F4

Words in rule 2.4(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 5(b); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F5

Rule 2.4A renumbered as rule 2.4(2) (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 3(5)(b)

F6

Rule 2.4 heading substituted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 3(4)(a)

Commencement

I1

Rule 2.4 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature

Notes on Part 2

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Pt. 2 Table of Contents substituted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 3(1)(a)

F2

Words in Pt. 2 Table of Contents omitted (1.10.2022) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 3(1)(b)