Court Funds (Amendment) Rules 2007

Amendments to the Court Funds Rules 1987

4.  In rule 2(2)—

(a) replace the definition of “Appointed Officer” with—

““Appropriation” means where the whole or any part of money paid into court under a court order or in support of a defence of tender before claim—

(i)

prior to 6th April 2007, was treated as a CPR Part 36 payment in accordance with CPR Part 37 as it was in force immediately prior to that date; and

(j)

on or after 6th April 2007, is used to satisfy a Part 36 offer in accordance with CPR Part 37.3,

and the verb “appropriate” shall be construed accordingly.;”;

(b) omit the definition of “Authorised Officer”;

(c) in the definition of “The Bank” omit the words “the Bank of England or”;

(d) omit the definition of “Court Funds Office”;

(e) omit the definition of “Duty”;

(f) before the definition of “Employment Appeal Tribunal” insert—

““Effective date of appropriation” means, in relation to funds appropriated prior to 6th April 2007, the date on which a notice of appropriation was received by the Accountant General;”;

(g) omit the definition of “Fund or Fund in Court”; and

(h) after the definition of “Special Account” insert—

““Transitional funds” means money which, less than 21 days prior to 6th April 2007, in satisfaction of a claim—

(i)

had been paid into court in accordance with CPR Part 36; or

(j)

had been appropriated in accordance with CPR Part 37,

as those Parts were in force immediately prior to 6th April 2007;.”.