# The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983, Article 46: Jurisdiction of county court


(1) . . . , a county court has jurisdiction to determine any question arising under Chapter. . . II of this Part and to entertain any proceedings brought thereunder and any claim (for whatever amount) in connection with a secure tenancy.
(2) The jurisdiction conferred by this Article includes jurisdiction to entertain proceedings on. . . any queston—
(a) whether any consent required by Article 30 or Article 34 was withheld or unreasonably withheld; or
(aa) whether any consent required by Article 32A was withheld otherwise than on one or more of the grounds set out in Schedule 3A;
(b) whether a statement supplied in pursuance of Article 38(3)(b) is accurate;
notwithstanding that no other relief is sought than a declaration.
(3) If a person take proceedings in the High Court which, by virtue of this Article, he could have taken in the county court he is not entitled to recover any costs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1983/1118/article/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-northern-ireland-order-1983/article-46
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