PART VTHE RIGHT TO BUY
Supplementary provisions
181Jurisdiction of county court.
1
A county court has jurisdiction—
a
to entertain any proceedings brought under this Part, and
b
to determine any question arising under this Part or under a shared ownership lease granted in pursuance of this Part;
but subject to sections 128 and 158 and paragraph 11 of Schedule 8 (which provide for matters of valuation to be determined by the district valuer).
2
The jurisdiction conferred by this section includes jurisdiction to entertain proceedings on any such question as is mentioned in subsection (1)(b) notwithstanding that no other relief is sought than a declaration.
3
If a person takes proceedings in the High Court which, by virtue of this section, he could have taken in the county court, he is not entitled to recover any costs.
4
The Lord Chancellor may make such rules and give such directions as he thinks fit for the purpose of giving effect to this section; and such rules or directions may provide—
a
for the exercise by a registrar of a county court of any jurisdition exercisable under this section, and
b
for the conduct of proceedings in private.
5
The power to make rules under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.