# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 2.4: Power to perform an act of the court

Extent: E+W

(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 judge of that Court, including a Master, Admiralty Registrar, ICC Judge or District Judge; and
(b) in relation to proceedings in the County Court, by any judge of the County Court.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/2.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-2.4
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