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CHAPTER 4Supplementary provisions
Supervision of exercise of powers
29Initial exercise of powers to make rules of court
1
The first time after the passing of this Act that rules of court are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28(4) in relation to proceedings in England and Wales—
a
on an appeal under section 26, or
b
on a claim arising from any matter to which such an appeal relates,
those rules (together with any related rules of court) may be made by the Lord Chancellor instead of by the person who would otherwise make them.
2
The first time after the passing of this Act that rules of court are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28(4) in relation to proceedings in Northern Ireland—
a
on an appeal under section 26, or
b
on a claim arising from any matter to which such an appeal relates,
those rules (together with any related rules of court) may be made by the Lord Chancellor instead of by the person who would otherwise make them.
3
Before making rules of court under this section, the Lord Chancellor must consult—
a
in relation to rules applicable to proceedings in England and Wales, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales;
b
in relation to rules applicable to proceedings in Northern Ireland, the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
4
The Lord Chancellor is not required to undertake any other consultation before making the rules.
5
6
Rules of court made by the Lord Chancellor under this section—
a
must be laid before Parliament, and
b
if not approved by a resolution of each House before the end of 40 days beginning with the day on which they were made, cease to have effect at the end of that period.
7
In reckoning the period of 40 days no account is to be taken of any time during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both Houses are adjourned for more than four days.
8
If rules cease to have effect in accordance with subsection (6)(b)—
a
that does not affect anything previously done in reliance on the rules, and
b
subsection (1) or (as the case may be) (2) applies as if the rules had not been made.
9
The following provisions do not apply to rules of court made by the Lord Chancellor under this section—
a
section 3(6) of the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (Parliamentary procedure for civil procedure rules);
b
section 56(1), (2) and (4) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (statutory rules procedure).
10
But section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (statutory instruments which are required to be laid before Parliament) applies to any such rules applicable to proceedings in Northern Ireland as it applies to a statutory instrument which is required to be laid before Parliament after being made.
11
Until section 85 of the Courts Act 2003 (process for making civil procedure rules) comes into force, in subsection (9)(a) above, for “section 3(6)” substitute “section 3(2)”.
12
In this section—
“related rules of court” means rules of court that—
- a
are contained in the same instrument as the rules mentioned in subsection (1) or (as the case may be) (2), and
- b
relate specifically to the same kind of proceedings as those rules,
- a
“rules of court” means rules for regulating the practice and procedure to be followed in the High Court or the Court of Appeal.