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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: County courts and districts
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Version Superseded: 03/04/2006
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County Courts Act 1984, Cross Heading: County courts and districts is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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County courts and districtsE+W
1 County courts to be held for districts.E+W
(1)For the purposes of this Act, England and Wales shall be divided into districts, and a court shall be held under this Act for each district at one or more places in it; and [each court] shall have such jurisdiction and powers as are conferred by this Act and any other enactment for the time being in force.
(2)Every court so held shall be called a county court and shall be a court of record and shall have a seal.
(3)Nothing in this section affects the operation of section 42 of the Courts Act 1971 (City of London).
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2 County court districts etc.E+W
(1)The Lord Chancellor may by order specify places at which county courts are to be held and the name by which the court held at any place so specified is to be known.
(2)Any order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument, which shall be laid before Parliament after being made.
(3)The districts for which county courts are to be held shall be determined in accordance with directions given by or on behalf of the Lord Chancellor.
(4)Subject to any alterations made by virtue of this section, county courts shall continue to be held for the districts and at the places and by the names appointed at the commencement of this Act.
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