{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-funds-rules-2011/rule-39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-funds-rules-2011/rule-39.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/1734",
  "legislation_title": "The Court Funds Rules 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-funds-rules-2011",
  "path": "rule/39",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Unclaimed county court money",
  "text": "(1) Money paid into a county court other than under rule 8 may be treated as unclaimed if it has not been dealt with for a period of one year immediately before 1st March in any year.\n(2) The Accountant General shall accept a deposit of money treated by a county court as unclaimed under paragraph (1) if provided with a written (or, if the case is one where the Accountant General has directed that electronic means may be used, electronic) request from an officer of that court.\n(3) The Accountant General shall place money that has been deposited under paragraph (2) to an account of unclaimed funds.\n(4) Each county court shall maintain a list of monies deposited under paragraph (2), which may be inspected at that court’s office.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 39(2) inserted (27.10.2023) by The Court Funds (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/987), rules 1(1), 23"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 39 in force at 3.10.2011, see rule 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1734/rule/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:01:39.847492+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}