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The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment No. 2) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/2685 · Made 24 July 2001

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COUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 24th July 2001

Laid before Parliament 24th July 2001

Coming into force 15th October 2001

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 1 and 120 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990f1, having consulted as required by section 1(9), makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 41.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment No. 2) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 15th October 2001.

2Amendment to the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991

After article 8A of the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991f1, there shall be inserted the following:

“Enforcement of possession orders against trespassers

8B
(1)

A judgment or order of a county court for possession of land made in a possession claim against trespassers may be enforced in the High Court or a county court.

(2)

In this article “a possession claim against trespassers” has the same meaning as in Part 55 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998f2.”

Signature

Irvine of Lairg, C.

Dated 24th July 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 so as to provide that a judgment or order of a county court for possession of land made in a possession claim against trespassers under Part 55 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 may be enforced in the High Court or a county court.