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The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022

S.R. 2022/233 · Made 20 September 2022 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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County Courts

Procedure

Made 20th September 2022

Coming into operation - 3rd October 2022

The County Court Rules Committee makes and the Department of Justice, after consultation with the Lady Chief Justice, allows the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 47 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3); Article 47 was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) and paragraph 33 of Schedule 17 to, and paragraph 118 of Schedule 18 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Amendments to the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981
  3. 3Saving
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and CommencementI1

These Rules may be cited as the County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 and shall come into operation on 3rd October 2022.

2Amendments to the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981I1

The County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981f1 are amended as follows—

(1)

In Order 26, rule 3(1) for “£3,000” substitute “£5,000”.

(2)

In Order 55, rule 19—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(b) for “£3,000” substitute “£5,000”;

(b)

in paragraph (2) for “£3,000” substitute “£5,000”.

(3)

In Appendix 1, in Form 10A for “£3,000” substitute “£5,000”.

3SavingI1

Nothing in these Rules shall affect any proceedings which are pending immediately before these Rules come into operation and the Rules in operation before that date shall continue to apply to those proceedings.

Signature

P Smyth HHJ

S Crawford HHJ

A Devlin HHJ

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 47(4) of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, I allow these Rules.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 29th September 2022

L.S.

Naomi R Long

Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 (S.R. 1981 No. 225) to take account of the increase in the small claims court jurisdiction from £3,000 to £5,000.