Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the County Court (Forms) Rules 1982 so as to—

(a)

make minor amendments by substituting new forms for the Forms N.5A, (Application for accelerated possession following issue of a notice under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988), N.5B (Application for accelerated possession following issue of a notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988), N.29 (Order for Possession), N.31 (Order for Possession—suspended), N.64 (Suspended Attachment of Earnings Order), N.79 (Committal Order) and N.110A (Power of arrest attached to injunction) (rules 2 and 3);

(b)

prescribe new forms N.138 (Injunction Order) and N.140 (Warrant of Arrest) as a result of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (rule 4);

(c)

unprescribe Form N.56 (Form for Replying to an Attachment of Earnings Application (Statement of Means)) (rule 5); and

(d)

change the titles to Forms N.11A (Form of reply to application for accelerated possession following issue of a notice under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988) and N.11B (Form of reply to application for accelerated possession following issue of a notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988) (rule 6).