SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Single county court in England and Wales

Part 1Amendments of the County Courts Act 1984

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1

Section 13 (officers of court not to act as solicitors in that court) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (officer of a county court and officer's firm not to be engaged as representative in any proceedings in that court, subject to exception in subsection (4) for deputy district judges)—

a

for the words from the beginning to “be” substitute—

A fee-paid part-time judge of the county court may not act as a judge of the court in relation to any proceedings in the court in which—

a

the judge,

b

a partner or employer of the judge,

c

a body of which the judge is a member or officer, or

d

a body of whose governing body the judge is a member,

is

b

omit “in any proceedings in that court”.

3

Omit subsection (3) (which refers to a provision previously repealed).

4

Omit subsection (4) (provision about deputy district judges which is incorporated in the amended subsection (1)).