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County Courts Act 1984, Section 46 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 31 January 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

46 Proceedings by the CrownE+W

(1)Subject to the provisions of any enactment limiting the jurisdiction of [F1the county court] , whether by reference to the subject matter of the proceedings to be brought or the amount sought to be recovered in the proceedings or otherwise, proceedings by the Crown may be instituted in [F1the county court] .

(2)Subject to section 40(5), all rules of law and enactments regulating the removal or transfer of proceedings from [F1the county court] to the High Court and the transfer of proceedings in the High Court to [F1the county court] shall apply respectively to the removal or transfer of proceedings by the Crown in [F1the county court] and to the transfer of proceedings by the Crown in the High Court.

(3)Nothing in this section shall apply to proceedings affecting Her Majesty in Her private capacity.

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F1Words in ss. 36-147 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 10(1)(b); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

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