# The Court Funds Rules 1987, Article 16: Lodgment of money in Court


(1) Money to be lodged in court in accordance with rules 14 or 15, save money representing the proceeds of sale or redemption of National Savings Stock, shall be paid into the Court Funds Office, either directly or in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) Where money is paid into a District Registry it shall be forwarded within one working day of the date of receipt to the Court Funds Office, together with a request in the approved form giving the full circumstances under which the lodgment has been made.
(3) Where money is paid under paragraphs (1) or (2), cheques or other instruments shall be made payable to the Accountant General of the Supreme Court.
(4) Money received in the Court Funds Office shall be paid into the Bank for the credit of the Accountant General’s account as soon as practicable.
(5) Lodgments of money which are not required to be paid into the Court Funds Office under this rule shall be made directly to the Bank to the credit of the Accountant General’s account.
(6) The effective date of lodgment shall be:—
(i) in the case of cash or a banker’s draft, the date of its receipt in the Court Funds Office or, where paragraph (2) applies, in the District Registry;
(ii) in the case of a cheque or instrument other than one subject to sub-paragraph (1) the date of its receipt in the Court Funds Office or District Registry as the case may be or such later date as the Accountant General may determine;
(iii) in the case of a lodgment to which paragraph (5) applies, the date certified by the Bank as that on which the money was placed to an account for the credit of the Accountant General.
(7) Any person who desires or is directed to pay money into a county court under any statute and has complied with the requirements of the relevant County Court Rules shall pay the money into the appropriate court office, by a cheque or other instrument made payable to the Accountant General of the Supreme Court which shall be forwarded to the Accountant General within one working day of the date of receipt.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/821/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-funds-rules-1987/article-16
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