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Section 15 General jurisdiction in actions of contract and tort.C1

England and Wales

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), F1the county court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any action founded on contract or tort F2....

(2)

F3The county court shall not, except as in this Act provided, have jurisdiction to hear and determine—

F4(a)

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(b)

any action in which the title to F5... any toll, fair, market or franchise is in question; or

(c)

any action for libel or slander.

F6(3)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in ss. 15-25 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 10(1)(b); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

F2

Words in s. 15(1) repealed by S.I. 1991/724, art. 2(8), Sch. Pt. 1

F3

Words in ss. 15-25 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 10(1)(a); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

F4

S. 15(2)(a) repealed by S.I. 1991/724, art. 2(8), Sch. Pt. 1

F5

Words in s. 15(2)(b) repealed by S.I. 1991/724, art. 2(8), Sch. Pt. 1

F6

S. 15(3) repealed by S.I. 1991/724, art. 2(8), Sch. Pt. 1

Modifications

C1

S. 15 excluded by Legal Aid Act 1988 (c. 34, SIF 77:1), s. 39(4)

S. 15 extended by S.I. 1991/724, art. 2(1)(l)