2001 No. 1387 (L. 22)

COUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2001

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 120 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 19901, having consulted as required by section 1(9), makes the following Order:—

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st June 2001.

Amendments to the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991

2

The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 19912 shall be amended as follows.

3

In article 8A of the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991—

a

for the title, substitute “Enforcement of traffic penalties”;

b

for paragraph (a), substitute—

a

increased penalty charges provided for in charge certificates issued under—

i

paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the 1991 Act3; and

ii

paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the London Local Authorities Act 19964;

c

after paragraph (b), insert—

; and

c

fixed penalties payable under fixed penalty notices issued under regulation 5 of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Regulations 19975

Irvine of Lairg, C.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 to provide that proceedings for the recovery of—

  • increased penalty charges provided for in charge certificates issued under paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the London Local Authorities Act 1996 (c. ix.) (which deals with increased penalty charges for breach of provisions about bus lanes); and

  • fixed penalties payable under fixed penalty notices issued under the Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Regulations 1997 (S.I.1997/3058),

may only be taken in Northampton County Court.