Administration of Justice Act 1982

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Monetary Limits of County Court Jurisdiction

Part I E+W The County Court Limit

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Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 para. 1 repealed by County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28, SIF 34), s. 148(3), Sch. 4

Part II U.K. Amendents of enactments specifying monetary limits

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of s. 3, 46(2), 55, 62, Sch. 3 Pt. II, Sch. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

2 U.K. The words “the county court limit” shall be substituted for every reference to a sum of money in the enactments specified in paragraph 3 below.

3 U.K. The enactments mentioned in paragraph 2 above are—

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(b) the following provisions of other Acts—

(i) in the M1 Settled Land Act 1925, section 113(3);

(ii) in the M2 Consumer Credit Act 1974, section 139(5) (re-opening of extortionate credit agreements);

(iii) in the M3 Solicitors Act 1974, section 69(3) (actions for solicitors’ costs);

(iv) in the M4 Charging Orders Act 1979, section 1(2)(c).

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 3 paras. 3(a), 5 repealed by County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28, SIF 34), s. 148(3), Sch. 4

Marginal Citations

M1 1925 c. 18.

M2 1974 c. 39.

M3 1974 c. 47.

M4 1979 c. 53.

4 The following subsection shall be inserted—

(a) after section 113(3) of the Settled Land Act 1925, as section 113(3A);

(b) after section 139(5) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, as subsection (5A); and

(c) after section 69(3) of the Solicitors Act 1974, as section 69(4)—

“In the preceding subsection “the county court limit” means the county court limit for the time being specified by an Order in Council under section 192 of the County Courts Act 1959 as the county court limit for the purposes of that subsection.”.

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Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 3 paras. 3(a), 5 repealed by County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28, SIF 34), s. 148(3), Sch. 4

6 U.K. In section 1(2) of the M5 Charging Orders Act 1979, after the word “section”, in the first place where it occurs, there shall be inserted the words “ “county court limit” means the county court limit for the time being specified in an Order in Council under section 192 of the County Courts Act 1959, as the county court limit for the purposes of this section and ”.

Marginal Citations

M5 1979 c. 53.

Part III U.K. Power to raise County Court limit

7 The following section shall be substituted for section 192 of the County Courts Act 1959—

“192 Power of Her Majesty to raise limits of jurisdiction of courts.

“192 (1) If it appears to Her Majesty in Council that the county court limit for the purposes of any enactent referring to that limit should be increased, Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that the county court limit for the purposes of that enactment shall be such sum as may be specified in the Order.

(2) An Order under subsection (1) of this section may contain such incidental or transitional provisions as Her Majesty considers appropriate.

(3) No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order under this section unless a draft of the Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 The text of s. 4, 6(1)(2), 14(1)(2)(4), 15(1)(3)(6), 16–19, 28(7), 34, 35, 49–54, 56–59, 61, 63–67, 69(1)(2), 70, 72(1), 75, Sch. 1 Pts. I, III, IV, Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 7, Sch. 4 Pt. I, Sch. 6 paras. 2–9, Sch. 7 Pts. I, II, Sch. 7 Pt. III paras 2, 3, Sch. 8, Sch. 9 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Part IV U.K. Highways

8 (1) Sums recoverable under section 59 of the M6 Highways Act 1980 (expenses due to extraordinary traffic) shall be recoverable in the county court if the claim does not exceed the county court limit for the purposes of [F4 section 16 of the County Courts Act 1984] (general jurisdiction as to money recoverable by statute).

(2) In subsection (4) of that section, for the words from the beginning to “in” in the second place where it occurs, there shall be substituted the words “ The county court with jurisdiction to hear and determine a claim for a sum recoverable under this section is ”.

Textual Amendments

F4 Words substituted by County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28, SIF 34), s. 148(1), Sch. 2 para. 78

Marginal Citations

M6 1980 c. 66.