Article 4 Amendments to the Court Funds Rules 1987

replace the definition of “Appointed Officer” with—

• ““Appropriation” means where the whole or any part of money paid into court under a court order or in support of a defence of tender before claim—

  1. (i)

     prior to 6th April 2007, was treated as a CPR Part 36 payment in accordance with CPR Part 37 as it was in force immediately prior to that date; and

  2. (j)

     on or after 6th April 2007, is used to satisfy a Part 36 offer in accordance with CPR Part 37.3,

  and the verb “appropriate” shall be construed accordingly.;”;

omit the definition of “Authorised Officer”;

in the definition of “The Bank” omit the words “the Bank of England or”;

omit the definition of “Court Funds Office”;

omit the definition of “Duty”;

before the definition of “Employment Appeal Tribunal” insert—

• ““Effective date of appropriation” means, in relation to funds appropriated prior to 6th April 2007, the date on which a notice of appropriation was received by the Accountant General;”;

omit the definition of “Fund or Fund in Court”; and

after the definition of “Special Account” insert—

• ““Transitional funds” means money which, less than 21 days prior to 6th April 2007, in satisfaction of a claim—

  1. (i)

     had been paid into court in accordance with CPR Part 36; or

  2. (j)

     had been appropriated in accordance with CPR Part 37,

  as those Parts were in force immediately prior to 6th April 2007;.”.