# The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 S.I. 2014/820 · made 27 March 2014 This Order revokes the Civil Courts Order 1983 (“the 1983 Order”), together with numerous amending orders, following the coming into force of section 17 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22) (“the 2013 Act”), which establishes a single County Court for England and Wales, replacing the structure of individual county courts for specific districts which previously exercised jurisdiction. Made under: Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Section 59, Section 60) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-courts-act-2013-consequential-transitional-and-saving-provisions-order-2014/pdf/uksi_20140820_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-courts-act-2013-consequential-transitional-and-saving-provisions-order-2014/pdf/uksiem_20140820_en.pdf ## Introductory text Senior Courts Of England And Wales County Court, England And Wales Made 27th March 2014 Laid before Parliament 31st March 2014 Coming into force 22nd April 2014 The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59 and 60 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 and shall come into force on 22nd April 2014. ## 2 Revocation of the 1983 Order and amending orders Subject to article 3— (a) the Civil Courts Order 1983 (“the 1983 Order”); and (b) the orders specified in the Schedule to this Order, which amended the 1983 Order, are revoked. ## 3 Transitional and saving provision (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following provisions in the 1983 Order, as they had effect on the date on which that Order was last amended, shall continue to have effect— (a) article 6, in so far as it relates to the provisions in article 10; (b) article 10; and (c) Schedule 3, in so far as it relates to the provisions in article 10. (2) From the date on which this Order comes into force, in respect of proceedings to which article 10 of the 1983 Order applies— (a) proceedings may be started in the County Court hearing centre corresponding to the county court designated by article 10(a) of, and Schedule 3 to, the 1983 Order; (b) if proceedings have been started in a county court, they may be continued— (i) in the County Court as if they had been started in the County Court; and (ii) in the County Court hearing centre corresponding to that county court; (c) a reference in article 10(b) and Schedule 3 to the district of a county court not designated for the purposes of the Race Relations Act 1976 has effect as if it were a reference to the area served by the corresponding County Court hearing centre; (d) a reference to a county court named in the fifth column of Schedule 3 has effect as if it were a reference to the corresponding County Court hearing centre; and (e) references in sections 57, 67A and 72 of the Relations Act 1976 to a designated county court are to be construed accordingly. (3) In respect of any proceedings to which paragraphs (1) and (2) apply— (a) anything done in accordance with provision made by or under an enactment which applied to a county court is to be treated as if it had been done in accordance with provision made by or under an enactment applicable to corresponding proceedings in the County Court; and (b) any act, judgment or order of a county court has the same effect as if it had been an act judgment or order of the County Court, and accordingly further proceedings in the County Court may be taken in respect of such act, judgment or order. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor Shailesh Vara Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 27th March 2014 ## Year and S.I. number Title 1984/297 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1984 1984/1075 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1984 1988/511 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1985 1986/754 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1986 1986/1361 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1986 1986//2207 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order1986 1988/2165 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1988 1989/106 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1989 1989/107 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1989 1989/914 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order 1989 1991/1809 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1991 1991/2211 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1991 1992/593 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1992 1992/1345 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1992 1992/1810 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order 1992 1992/3071 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 4) Order 1992 1993/1809 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1993 1993/3120 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1993 1994/706 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1994 1994/1536 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1994 1994/2626 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order 1994 1994/2893 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 4) Order1994 1995/1897 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1995 1995/3173 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1995 1996/68 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1996 1996/588 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1996 1996/2579 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order 1996 1997/361 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1997 1997/1085 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1997 1997/2310 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order 1997 1997/2762 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 4) Order 1997 1998/1880 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1998 1998/2910 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1998 1999/216 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1999 1999/1011 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 1999 1999/3187 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order 1999 2000/1482 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2000 2000/2738 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 2000 2001/4025 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2001 2005/2923 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2005 2006/1542 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2006 2006/2920 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 2006 2007/786 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2007 2009/2455 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2009 2009/3320 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 3320 2011/1465 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2011 2011/1609 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011 2011/2097 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order 2011 2012/643 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2012 2012/1954 The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 2) Order 2012 2013/415 The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2013 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order revokes the Civil Courts Order 1983 (“the 1983 Order”), together with numerous amending orders, following the coming into force of section 17 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22) (“the 2013 Act”), which establishes a single County Court for England and Wales, replacing the structure of individual county courts for specific districts which previously exercised jurisdiction. The 1983 Order designated the places where both the district registries of the High Court and the county courts were located. It also specified those county courts which had jurisdiction in respect of proceedings under the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c.42), the Insolvency Act 1986 (c.45), the Race Relations Act 1976 (c.74), the Companies Act 2006 (c.46) and the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 (c.12). However, following the implementation of both the single County Court and the family court, it is no longer necessary, or possible, to confer jurisdiction in this way. The 1983 Order is replaced by the Civil Courts Order 2014 (SI 2014/819), which, unlike the earlier order, only designates those places where district registries of the High Court will be located. However, although it replaces the 1983 Order, the 2014 Order does not revoke it. This is because the 2013 Act will repeal some of the relevant order making powers in primary legislation on the same date that the 1983 Order is revoked. On that basis, it is not possible to use those powers to revoke the 1983 Order, or the numerous amending orders, in their entirety. Accordingly, it is necessary to use the powers in the 2013 Act to make the necessary consequential amendments and transitional and savings provisions. This Order includes a transitional and saving provision in respect of proceedings under the Race Relations Act 1976 (which, although repealed, is subject to a number savings), the effect of which is to provide that, for the time being, proceedings under that Act will be heard in those hearing centres of the County Court which correspond to the county courts which previously had jurisdiction to hear them. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/820 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-courts-act-2013-consequential-transitional-and-saving-provisions-order-2014 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.