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.