SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Single county court in England and Wales

Part 2Other amendments

Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)

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1

The Housing Act 1996 is amended as follows.

2

In section 143N(1) (demoted tenancies: jurisdiction of county court) for “A county” substitute “ The county ”.

3

In section 158(1) (interpretation of Chapter 3 of Part 5) in the definition of “relevant judge” for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

where the injunction was granted by the county court, a judge of that court;

4

In paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 15 (interpretation of Schedule)—

a

for “a county”, in both places, substitute “ the county ”, and

b

omit “or district judge”.