The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1985

Statutory Instruments

1985 No. 511

SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1985

Made

26th March 1985

Laid before Parliament

1st April 1985

Coming into Operation

22nd April 1985

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 99(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981, hereby makes the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on the 22nd April 1985.

2.  A district registry of the High Court shall be established at Harlow, to which shall be assigned the districts of the Bishop's Stortford, Harlow and Hertford County Courts.

3.  Accordingly the Civil Courts Order 1983(1) shall be amended as follows:—

(a) in Schedule 1 after the entry relating to Halifax, there shall be inserted the following new entry:

First Column	Second Column
Harlow	Bishop's Stortford Harlow Hertford

and in the entry relating to Cambridge, the words “Bishop's Stortford” and in the entry relating to Luton, the word “Hertford” shall be deleted.

(b) in Schedule 3, column 1, the letters “D.R.” shall be inserted beneath the entry for Harlow.

Hailsham of St. Marylebone, C

Dated 26th March 1985

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order establishes a district registry of the High Court at Harlow and assigns to it the districts of the Bishop's Stortford, Harlow and Hertford County Courts.

(1)

there are no relevant amendments.