Introductory text

Senior Courts Of England And Wales

County Court, England And Wales

Made 17th May 2021

Coming into force 18th May 2021

The Lord Chancellor, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 92(1) and (2) of the Courts Act 2003^f1 (“the 2003 Act”) and section 180(1) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014^f2 (“the 2014 Act”).

The Lord Chancellor has had regard to the matters referred to in section 92(3) of the 2003 Act and section 180(3) of the 2014 Act.

In accordance with section 92(5) and (6) of the 2003 Act, the Lord Chancellor has consulted the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division, the President of the Family Division, the Chancellor of the High Court, the Head of Civil Justice, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice and the Civil Justice Council.

A draft of the Order was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 180(7) of the 2014 Act.

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Footnotes

f1: 2003 c. 39. Section 92 was amended by paragraph 345 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) and by paragraph 40(a) of Schedule 9 and paragraph 95 of Schedule 10 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22).
f2: 2014 c. 12.