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The County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011

S.R. 2011/65 · Made 28 February 2011 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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County Courts

Made 28th February 2011

Coming into operation 2nd May 2011

The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 22(1) of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980f1, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Increase of financial limits of civil jurisdiction of county courts Repealed
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and CommencementI1

This Order may be cited as the County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 2nd May 2011.

2Increase of financial limits of civil jurisdiction of county courtsF1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3RevocationI1

Article 3(b) of the County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) Order 2001f1 is revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 28th February 2011

L.S.

David Ford

Minister of Justice

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases the jurisdiction of district judges in the county courts in Northern Ireland in respect of arbitrations (small claims) from £2,000 to £3,000.