Crown Proceedings Act 1947

County Courts U.K.

15 Civil proceedings in the county court. U.K.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, and to any enactment limiting the jurisdiction of [F1 the 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) any civil proceedings against the Crown may be instituted in [F1 the county court] .

(2) Any proceedings by or against the Crown in [F1 the county court] shall be instituted and proceeded with in accordance with [F2 rules of court]F2 and not otherwise.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Act substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 20(a); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

F2 Words in s. 15(2) substituted (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Modification of Crown Proceedings Act 1947) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2712), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 1 (with art. 4)