# The County Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules 1994, Article 2: Automatic transfer between county courts


For Order 1, rule 13 there shall be substituted the following—
“Automatic transfer
13 (1) This rule applies where these rules provide that an action be transferred automatically to the defendant’s or the debtor’s home court.
(2) In the following paragraphs of this rule, references to a defendant include references to a debtor.
(3) Where such a provision is made, ‘defendant’s home court’ means—
(a) where the defendant is acting in person, the county court for the district in which the defendant’s address for service is situated;
(b) where the defendant is represented by a solicitor, the county court for the district in which the defendant’s address as shown in the summons or application is situated.
(4) Where two or more events could give rise to the automatic transfer of an action before the entry of judgment, the action shall be automatically transferred only on the occurrence of the first in time of those events.
(5) Where proceedings are transferred automatically, ‘the proper officer’ means the proper officer of the defendant’s home court.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2403/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-amendment-no-3-rules-1994/article-2
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