Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the County Court Rules 1981 as follows—

(1)

rule 3 amends the provisions of Order 7, rule 6 relating to the making of a certificate of service where service is effected by the Summons Production Centre;

(2)

rule 4 provides that leave to serve an originating process out of the jurisdiction may be given in proceedings under the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act 1987;

(3)

rule 5 applies the procedure for applying for a charging order under the Charging Orders Act 1979 (c. 53) to an application for a charging order to enforce a liability to pay council tax under the Local Government Finance Act 1992;

(4)

rule 6 inserts a new rule to make specific provision for proceedings under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993; and

(5)

rule 7 corrects an erroneous cross-reference and rule 8 amends obsolete references to legal aid regulations.