Article 2
Subject to the transitional provisions set out in the Schedule to this Order, the enactments specified in column 1 of the following table shall be amended by substituting for the sum specified in column 2 opposite each such enactment, wherever such sum appears therein, the sum so specified in column 3:—
TABLE
| Column1 | Column2 | Column3 |
|---|---|---|
| County Courts Act 1959: | ||
| Section 39 (contract and tort) | £2,000 | £5,000 |
| Section 40 (money recoverable by statute) | £2,000 | £5,000 |
| Section 41 (abandonment of excess) | £2,000 | £5,000 |
| Section 45 (transfer from High Court to county court) | £2,000 | £5,000 |
| Section 47(1)(a) and (1A)(a) (county court costs in High Court) | £1,200 | £3,000 |
| Section 47(1)(b) and (1A)(b) (no costs in High Court) | £350 | £600 |
| Section 52 (equity) | £15,000 | £30,000 |
| Section 62 (probate) | £15,000 | £30,000 |
| Section 68 (transfer of interpleader from High Court to county court) | £2,000 | £5,000 |
| Section 80 (action by minor for wages) | £2,000 | £5,000 |
| Section 102(3)(c) (registrars' jurisdiction) | £200 | £500 |
| Section 146 (attachment of debts) | £2,000 | £5,000 |
| First Schedule (miscellaneous jurisdiction) | £15,000 | £30,000 |
| £2,000 | £5,000 | |
| Settled Land Act 1925, section 113(3) | £15,000 | £30,000 |
| Solicitors Act 1974, section 69(3) (actions for solicitors' costs) | £2,000 | £5,000 |
| Consumer Credit Act 1974, section 139(5) (re-opening of extortionate credit agreements) | £2,000 | £5,000 |
| Charging Orders Act 1979, section 1(2)(c) | £2,000 | £5,000 |