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Regulation 5 Transfer of proceedings to the County Court

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

After an application for a search order has been disposed of by the High Court, the proceedings shall, unless the High Court orders otherwise, be transferred to the County Court if—

(a)

they were transferred to the High Court; or

(b)

apart from these Regulations, they should have been commenced in the County Court.

(2)

Where a search order is made on an application made without notice, the application shall not be treated as disposed of for the purposes of paragraph (1) until any application to set aside or vary the order has been heard, or until the expiry of 28 days (or such other period as the Court may specify) during which no such application has been made.