SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Single county court in England and Wales

Part 2Other amendments

Stannaries Court (Abolition) Act 1896 (c. 45)

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(1)

The Stannaries Court (Abolition) Act 1896 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 1(1) (abolition of Vice-Warden's Court) omit the words from “and be exercised” to the end.

(3)

In section 1 after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

The jurisdiction and powers transferred and vested under subsection (1), so far as immediately before the coming into force of this subsection they are vested in any of the county courts held under section 1 of the County Courts Act 1984, become jurisdiction and powers of the county court to be exercised subject to and in accordance with rules of court.”

(4)

In section 4(1) (reference of disputes to arbitration) for “a county court exercising the jurisdiction of the Stannaries Court” substitute “ the county court ”.