9 The court for purposes of Part I.E+W
(1)The court for the purposes of Part I of this Act shall, subject to this section, be—
(a)the county court, in relation to premises with respect to which the county court has for the time being jurisdiction in actions for the recovery of land; and
(b)the High Court, in relation to other premises.
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(3)Nothing in this Act shall affect the jurisdiction of the High Court in proceedings to enforce a lessor’s right of re-entry or forfeiture or to enforce a mortgagee’s right of possession in a case where the former tenancy was not binding on the mortgagee.
(4)Nothing in this Act shall affect the operation of—
(a)section 59 of the M1Pluralities Act 1838;
(b)section 19 of the M2Defence Act 1842;
(c)section 6 of the M3Lecturers and Parish Clerks Act 1844;
(d)paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the M4Sexual Offences Act 1956; or
(e)section 13 of the M5Compulsory Purchase Act 1965.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 9(2) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 122; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
Marginal Citations