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SCHEDULE 2U.K. Amendments of Other Enactments

Part I U.K.

Trustee Act 1925 (c. 19)U.K.

1U.K.The following section shall be inserted after section 63 of the Trustee Act 1925—

63A Jurisdiction of County Court.

(1)The county court has jurisdiction under the following provisions where the amount or value of the trust estate or fund to be dealt with in the court does not exceed the county court limit—

  • section 41;

  • section 42;

  • section 51;

  • section 57;

  • section 60;

  • section 61;

  • section 62.

(2)The county court has jurisdiction under the following provisions where the land or the interest or contingent right in land which is to be dealt with in the court forms part of a trust estate which does not exceed in amount or value the county court limit—

  • section 44;

  • section 45;

  • section 46.

(3)The county court has jurisdiction—

(a)under sections 47 and 48 of this Act, where the judgment is given or order is made by the court;

(b)under sections 50 and 56, where a vesting order can be made by the court;

(c)under section 53, where the amount or value of the property to be dealt with in the court does not exceed the county court limit; and

(d)under section 63 (including power to receive payment of money or securities into court) where the money or securities to be paid into court do not exceed in amount or value the county court limit.

(4)Any reference to the court in section 59 of this Act includes a reference to the county court.

(5)In this section, in its application to any enactment, ”the county court limit’ means the amount for the time being specified by an Order in Council under section 145 of the County Courts Act 1984 as the county court limit for the purposes of that enactment (or, where no such Order in Council has been made, the corresponding limit specified by Order in Council under section 192 of the County Courts Act 1959).

Part II U.K.

Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20)U.K.

2(1)At the end of the following sections of the Law of Property Act 1925—E+W

  • section 3 (creation and transfer of legal estates in land);

  • F1. . .

  • section 49 (application to the court by vendor and purchaser);

  • section 66 (confirmation of past transactions),

there shall be added the following subsection—

(0)The county court has jurisdiction under this section where the land which is to be dealt with in the court does not exceed the county court limit in capital value or net annual value for rating..

F2(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)The subsection inserted by sub-paragraph (1)

shall be section 3(7), F3. . . 49(4) and 66(4).

3(1)At the end of the following sections of that Act—U.K.

  • section 89 (realisation of leasehold mortgages)

  • section 90 (realisation of equitable charges by the court)

  • section 91 (sale of mortgaged property in action for redemption or foreclosure)

  • section 92 (power to authorise land and minerals to be dealt with separately)

there shall be added the following subsection—

(0)The county court has jurisdiction under this section where the amount owing in respect of the mortgage or charge at the commencement of the proceedings does not exceed the county court limit.

(2)Section 92 of that Act shall be renumbered so as to become subsection (1) of that section.

(3)The subsection inserted by sub-paragraph (1) shall be section 89(7), 90(3), 91(8) and 92(2).

4U.K.The following subsection shall be added at the end of section 136 of that Act (legal assignments of things in action)—

(3)The county court has jurisdiction (including power to receive payment of money or securities into court) under the proviso to subsection (1) of this section where the amount or value of the debt or thing in action does not exceed the county court limit..

5U.K.The following subsection shall be added at the end of section 146 of that Act (restriction on and relief against forfeiture of leases and underleases)—

(13)The county court has jurisdiction under this section—

(a)in any case where the lessor is proceeding by action in court to enforce the right of entry or forfeiture; and

(b)where the lessor is proceeding to enforce the said right otherwise than by action, in a case where the net annual value for rating of the property comprised in the lease does not exceed the county court limit..

6U.K.The following subsection shall be added at the end of section 147 of that Act (relief against notice to effect decorative repairs)—

(5)The county court has jurisdiction under this section where the net annual value for rating of the house or other building does not exceed the county court limit..

7(1)Section 181 of that Act (dissolution of a corporation) shall be renumbered so as to become subsection (1) of that section.U.K.

(2)The following subsection shall be added after the resulting subsection (1)—

(2)The county court has jurisdiction under this section where the amount or value of the property or of the interest in the property which is to be dealt with in the court does not exceed the county court limit..

8(1)Section 188 of that Act (power to direct division of chattels) shall be renumbered so as to become subsection (1) of that section.U.K.

(2)The following subsection shall be added after the resulting subsection (1)—

(2)The county court has jurisdiction under this section where the amount or value of the property or of the interest in the property which is to be dealt with in the court does not exceed the county court limit.

9U.K.The following paragraph shall be inserted after section 205(1)(iii) of that Act (definitions)—

(iiiA)the county court limit”, in relation to any enactment contained in this Act, means the amount for the time being specified by an Order in Council under section 145 of the County Courts Act 1984 as the county court limit for the purposes of that enactment (or, where no such Order in Council has been made, the corresponding limit specified by Order in Council under section 192 of the County Courts Act 1959);

10U.K.In Schedule 1 to that Act (transitional provisions)—

(a)in Part III, the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3—

3AThe county court has jurisdiction under proviso (iii) to paragraph 3 of this Part where the land which is to be dealt with in the court does not exceed the county court limit in capital value or in net annual value for rating.; and

(b)in Part IV—

(i)after paragraph 1(3) the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted—

(3A)The county court has jurisdiction under proviso (v) to sub-paragraph (3) of this paragraph where the land to be dealt with in the court does not exceed the county court limit in capital value or in net annual value for rating.

(ii)after paragraph 1(4) the following paragraph shall be inserted—

(4A)The county court court has jurisdiction under provisos (iii) and (iv) to sub-paragraph (4) of this paragraph where the land which is to be dealt with in the court does not exceed the county court limit in capital value or in net annual value for rating.

Part III U.K.

Administration of Estates Act 1925 (c. 23)U.K.

11(1)Section 17 of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (continuance of legal proceedings after revocation of temporary administration) shall be re-numbered so as to become subsection (1) of that section.U.K.

(2)The following subsection shall be added after the resulting subsection (1)—

(2)The county court has jurisdiction under this section where the proceedings are pending in that court.

12U.K.The following subsection shall be added at the end of section 38 of that Act (right to follow property and powers of the court in relation thereto)—

(4)The county court has jurisdiction under this section where the estate in respect of which the application is made does not exceed in amount or value the county court limit.

13U.K.The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (1) of section 41 of that Act (appropriation)—

(1A)The county court has jurisdiction under proviso (ii) to subsection (1) of this section where the estate in respect of which the application is made does not exceed in amount or value the county court limit.

14U.K.The following subsection shall be added at the end of section 43 of that Act (claims against personal representatives)—

(4)The county court has jurisdiction under this section where the estate in respect of which the application is made does not exceed in amount or value the county court limit.

15U.K.The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 1(iii) of section 55 of that Act (definitions)—

(iiiA)the County Court limit”, in relation to any enactment contained in this Act, means the amount for the time being specified by an Order in Council under section 145 of the County Courts Act 1984 as the county court limit for the purposes of that enactment (or, where no such Order in Council has been made, the corresponding limit specified by Order in Council under section 192 of the County Courts Act 1959);

Part IV U.K.

Land Charges Act 1972 (c. 61)U.K.

16U.K.The following subsections shall be inserted after section 1(6) of the Lands Charges Act 1972 (by virtue of which registration under that Act may be vacated pursuant to an order of the court)—

(6A)The county court has jurisdiction under subsection (6) above—

(a)in the case of a land charge of Class C(i), C(ii) or D(i), if the amount does not exceed the county court limit;

(b)in the case of a land charge of Class C(iii), if it is for a specified capital sum of money not exceeding the county court limit or, where it is not for a specified capital sum, if the land affected does not exceed the county court limit in capital value or in net annual value for rating;

(c)in the case of a land charge of Class A, Class B, Class C(iv), Class D(ii), Class D(iii) or Class E, if the land affected does not exceed the county court limit in capital value or in net annual value for rating;

(d)in the case of a land charge of Class F, if the land affected by it is the subject of an order made by the court under section 1 of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 or an application for an order under that section relating to that land has been made to the court;

(e)in a case where an application under section 23 of the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914 could be entertained by the court.

(6B)A reference to the county court limit in a paragraph of subsection (6A) above is a reference to the amount for the time being specified by an Order in Council under section 145 of the County Courts Act 1984 as the county court limit for the purpose of that paragraph (or, where no such Order in Council has been made, the corresponding limit specified by Order in Council under section 192 of the County courts Act 1959).

17U.K.The following subsection shall be added at the end of section 5 of that Act (the register of pending actions)—

(11)The county court has jurisdiction under subsection (10) of this section where the action was brought or the petition in bankruptcy was filed in that court.

18U.K.In subsection (4) of section 6 of that Act (the register of writs and orders affecting land) for the words “section 142(3) of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 107(3) of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Part V U.K. Miscellaneous Amendments

U.K.

19U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

Settled Land Act 1925 (c. 18)U.K.

20U.K.In section 113 of the Settled Land Act 1925 (jurisdiction and procedure)—

(a)for subsection (3) there shall be substituted the following—

(3)The powers of the court may, as regards land not exceeding in capital value the county court limit, or in net annual value for rating the county court limit, and, as regards capital money arising under this Act, and securities in which the same is invested, not exceeding in amount or value the county court limit, and as regards personal chattels settled or to be settled, as in this Act mentioned, not exceeding the county court limit, be exercised by any county court. Section 147(2) and (3) of the County Courts Act 1984 (construction of references to net annual value for rating) shall apply for the purposes of this subsection as it applies for the purposes of that Act.

(b)in subsection (3A) for the words “section 192 of the M1County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 145 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Marginal Citations

Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44)U.K.

21U.K.In subsection (3) of section 24 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (interest on debts, damages and costs) for the words “section 97A of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 69 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Arbitration Act 1950 (c. 27)U.K.

22U.K.F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F5Sch. 2 para. 22 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56)U.K.

23U.K.In section 53(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (jurisdiction of county court where lessor refuses licence or consent) for the words from “the like jurisdiction” to “1959” there shall be substituted the words “the like jurisdiction whatever the net annual value for rating of the demised property is to be taken to be for the purposes of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960 (c. 61)U.K.

24U.K.F6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F6Sch. 2 para. 24 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Administration of Justice Act 1960 (c. 65)U.K.

25U.K.In subsection (5) of section 13 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960 (appeal in cases of contempt of court)—

(a)in paragraph (b) for the words from “section”, in the first place where it occurs, to “1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 14, 92 or 118 of the County Courts Act 1984”;

(b)for “1959” in the second place where it occurs, there shall be substituted “1984”;

(c)for the words “sections seventy-four and one hundred and ninety-five” there shall be substituted the words “sections 38 and 142”.

U.K.

26U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7

U.K.

27, 28.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8

Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (c. 12)U.K.

F929U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hire-Purchase Act 1965 (c. 66)U.K.

30U.K.F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F10Sch. 2 para. 30 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)U.K.

31U.K.In subsection (4) of section 21 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (jurisdiction of Land Tribunal) for the words “section 102 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 75 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Hovercraft Act 1968 (c. 59)U.K.

32U.K.In subsection (1) of section 2 of the Hovercraft Act 1968 (Admiralty jurisdiction etc.) for the words “sections 56, 57, 60, 61 and 70(6) of the M2County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “sections 27 to 29, 30(1) and 31 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Marginal Citations

Civil Evidence Act 1968 (c. 64)U.K.

F1133E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1234E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969 (c. 10)U.K.

35U.K.F13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F13Sch. 2 para. 35 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9)U.K.

36U.K.F14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F14Sch. 2 para. 36 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

U.K.

37U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15

Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31)U.K.

38U.K.F16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F16Sch. 2 para. 38 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Courts Act 1971 (c. 23)U.K.

39U.K.F17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F17Sch. 2 para. 39 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)U.K.

40U.K.In section 4 of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (extension of power to make administration order)—

(a)in subsection (2), for the words “for the time being specified in section 148(1)(b) of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “which for the time being is the county court limit for the purposes of section 112 of the County Courts Act 1984”;

(b)the following subsection shall be substituted for the second paragraph of that subsection—

(2A)Subsection (2) above is subject to section 112(3) and (4) of the County Courts Act 1984 (which require that, before an administration order is made, notice is to be given to all the creditors and therafter restricts the right of any creditor to institute bankruptcy proceedings)..; and

(c)in subsection (4) for the words “section 148 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 112 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

41U.K.In subsection (8) of section 23 of that Act (enforcement provisions) for the words “section 179 of the M3County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 129 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Marginal Citations

42U.K.In section 25 of that Act (general interpretation), in the definition of “administration order” in subsection (1), for the words “Part VII of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “Part VI of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Civil Evidence Act 1972 (c. 30)U.K.

43U.K.F18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)U.K.

44U.K.F19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F19Sch. 2 paras. 44-46 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Legal Aid Act 1974 (c. 4)U.K.

45U.K.F20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F20Sch. 2 paras. 44-46 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

46U.K.F21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F21Sch. 2 paras. 44-46 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39)U.K.

47U.K.In subsection (5A) of section 139 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (re-opening of extortionate agreements) for the words “section 192 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 145 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46)U.K.

48U.K.F22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F22Sch. 2 para. 48 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47)U.K.

49U.K.F23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50U.K.F24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F24Sch. 2 para. 50 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)U.K.

51U.K.In Part III of Schedule 1 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (disqualifying offices) for the entry beginning “Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 18” there shall be substituted the following—

Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 6 or section 7 of the County Courts Act 1984

Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)U.K.

52U.K.In Part III of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act (disqualifying offices) for the entry beginning “Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 18” there shall be substituted the following—

Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 6 or section 7 of the County Courts Act 1984

Evidence (Proceedings in other Jurisdictions) Act 1975 (c. 34)U.K.

53U.K.In subsection (2) of section 9 of the Evidence (Proceedings in other Jurisdictions) Act 1975 (interpretation) for the words “section 85 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 56 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)U.K.

54U.K.F25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

55U.K.In subsection (6) of section 66 of that Act (claims under Part III)—

(a)in paragraph (a), for the words “section 91(1) (power of judge to appoint assessors) of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 63(1) (assessors) of the County Courts Act 1984”; and

(b)in paragraph (b), for “91(1)” there shall be substituted “63(1)”.

Children Act 1975 (c. 72)U.K.

[F2656SIn subsection (2)(c) of section 100 of the Children Act 1975 (courts) for the words “section 102 of the M4County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 75 of the County Courts Act 1984”.]

Local Land Charges Act 1975 (c. 76)U.K.

57U.K.F27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F27Sch. 2 para. 57 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36)U.K.

58U.K.F28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Insolvency Act 1976 (c. 60)U.K.

59U.K.F29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F29Sch. 2 para. 59 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Group 6}

60U.K.F30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F30Sch. 2 para. 60 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Group 6}

Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)U.K.

61U.K.F31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (c. 80)U.K.

62U.K.In subsection (2) of section 8 of the Rent (Agriculture, Act 1976 (restriction on levy of distress for rent) for the words “section 137 of the M5County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 102 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Marginal Citations

Rentcharges Act 1977 (c. 30)U.K.

63U.K.F32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F32Sch. 2 para. 63 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (c. 32)U.K.

F3364U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F33Sch. 2 para. 64 repealed (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 141; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

65U.K.In subsection (3) of section 9 of that Act (concurrent actions) for the words “the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “the County Courts Act 1984”.

66U.K.In subsection (1) of section 14 of that Act (interpretation), in the definition of “county court limit”, for the words “current limit on jurisdiction in section 39 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “amount which for the time being is the county court limit for the purposes of section 15 of the County Courts Act 1984.”.

Rent Act 1977 (c. 42)U.K.

67U.K.In subsection (2) of section 147 of the Rent Act 1977 (restriction on levy of distress for rent) for the words “section 137 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 102 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)U.K.

68U.K.In Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (definitions) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “County court”, for the words “the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “the County Courts Act 1984”.

Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39)U.K.

69U.K.In paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 22 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (power to amend enactments passed before that Act) after the words “provisions” there shall be inserted the words “of the County Courts Act 1984 and”.

Arbitration Act 1979 (c. 42)U.K.

F3470E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Charging Orders Act 1979 (c. 53)U.K.

71U.K.In subsection (2) of section 1 of the Charging Orders Act 1979 (charging orders) for the words “section 192 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 145 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

72U.K.In subsection (3) of section 5 of that Act (stop orders and notices) for the words “section 102 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 75 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)U.K.

73U.K.F35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F35Sch. 2 para. 73 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

74U.K.F36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F36Sch. 2 para. 74 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Judical Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20)U.K.

75U.K.In subsection (2) of section 34 of the Judical Pensions Act 1981 (county court registrars and assistant registrars) for the words “section 22 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 10 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49)U.K.

76U.K.F37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F37Sch. 2 para. 76 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

[F38Senior Courts Act 1981](c. 54)U.K.

Textual Amendments

77U.K.F39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F39Sch. 2 para. 77 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4}

Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53)U.K.

78U.K.In Part IV of Schedule 3 to the Administration of Justice Act 1982 in paragraph 8(1) (which makes provision as to sums recoverable under section 59 of the Highways Act 1980) for the words “section 40 of the County Courts Act 1959” there shall be substituted the words “section 16 of the County Courts Act 1984”.

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