Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 2064

County Courts, England And Wales

The Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011

Made

10th August 2011

Laid before Parliament

22nd August 2011

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, makes the following Order in exercise of powers conferred by section 92(6) of and Part 1 of Schedule 11 to the Children Act 1989(1).

Citation and Commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011 and comes into force—

(a)in respect of Chorley County Court, on 12th September 2011;

(b)in respect of Rawtenstall County Court and Shrewsbury County Court, on 3rd October 2011.

Revocation of Jurisdiction

2.  Chorley County Court, Rawtenstall County Court and Shrewsbury County Court shall cease to be family hearing centres.

Amendments to the Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008

3.  The Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008(2) shall be amended by deleting the entries in Schedule 1 (classes of county court) to that Order relating to:

(a)Chorley County Court;

(b)Rawtenstall County Court; and

(c)Shrewsbury County Court.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

J Djanogly

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

10th August 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2836) so that Chorley County Court, Rawtenstall County Court and Shrewsbury County Court cease to be family hearing centres on the dates specified in article 1 of this Order.

(1)

1989 c. 41. Part 1 of Schedule 11 was amended by paragraphs 203 and 210 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).