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The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/1387 · Made 30 March 2001

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COUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 30th March 2001

Laid before Parliament 6th April 2001

Coming into force 1st June 2001

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on 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. Section 120 was amended by the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (c. 12) Schedule 2, paragraph 4.

Contents

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

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st June 2001.

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

The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991f1 shall be amended as follows.

3Amendments to the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991

In article 8A of the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991—

(a)

for the title, substitute “Enforcement of traffic penalties”;

(b)

for paragraph (a), substitute—

“(a)

increased penalty charges provided for in charge certificates issued under—

(i)

paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the 1991 Actf1; and

(ii)

paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the London Local Authorities Act 1996f2;”.

(c)

after paragraph (b), insert—

“; and

(c)

fixed penalties payable under fixed penalty notices issued under regulation 5 of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Regulations 1997f3”.

Signature

Irvine of Lairg, C.

Dated 30th March 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 to provide that proceedings for the recovery of—

  • increased penalty charges provided for in charge certificates issued under paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the London Local Authorities Act 1996 (c. ix.) (which deals with increased penalty charges for breach of provisions about bus lanes); and

  • fixed penalties payable under fixed penalty notices issued under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/3058),

may only be taken in Northampton County Court.