Explanatory note

These Rules amend the new code of procedure contained in the County Court Rules 1981 which comes into force on 1st September 1982. The amendments are concerned with (a) transfer of proceedings between the High Court and county courts, (b) garnishee proceedings and (c) admiralty proceedings. Their main purpose is to carry over into the new code the changes which were made in the existing Rules by the County Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules 1981. The amendments will come into operation on the same day as the new code.