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Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 1880

SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

COUNTY COURTS

The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1998

Made

31st July 1998

Laid before Parliament

7th August 1998

Coming into force

7th September 1998

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2(1) and 26(1) of the County Courts Act 1984(1), section 99(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981(2), section 33(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984(3), section 67(1) and (2) of the Race Relations Act 1976(4) and sections 117(4) and 374 of the Insolvency Act 1986(5) hereby makes the following Order–

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 7th September 1998.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order, “the 1983 Order” means the Civil Courts Order 1983(6), and a Schedule referred to by number alone means the Schedule so numbered in that Order.

Amendments to the 1983 Order

3.  In Schedule 1–

(a)“Holywell” shall be deleted from its position in the second column opposite the entry for“Rhyl” in the first column; and

(b)the entry relating to Rochdale shall be deleted.

4.  In Schedule 3 the entries relating to “Holywell” and “Rochdale” shall be deleted(7).

Irvine of Lairg, C.

Dated 31st July 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Civil Courts Order 1983 so as to close the County Courts at Holywell and Rochdale.

(6)

S.I. 1983/713; there are no relevant amending instruments.

(7)

Directions given on behalf of the Lord Chancellor under section 2(3) of the County Courts Act 1984 will determine which court districts will include the former districts of the courts closed by this Order with effect from the date on which this Order comes into force.

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