# The County Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the County Court Rules 1981 so as—
(a) to provide a procedure for giving hearsay notices under the Civil Evidence Act 1995 (rules 2 and 3),
(b) to raise the minimum sum in respect of which a garnishee order may issue to £50 (rule 4), and
(c) to provide for applications under the Arbitration Act 1996 and arbitration proceedings to be included in the Central London County Court Business List and for those applications and proceedings to be governed by Order 73 of the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965 (rule 5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3218/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-amendment-no-3-rules-1996/note
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