2007 No. 786
The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2007
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 99 of the Supreme Court Act 19811 and sections 117 and 374 of the Insolvency Act 19862, makes the following Order.
In accordance with section 99 of the Supreme Court Act 1981, the Lord Chancellor has consulted the Chancellor of the High Court (as nominee of the Lord Chief Justice) in relation to the creation of Mold District Registry by article 3 of this Order3.
In accordance with sections 117 and 374 of the Insolvency Act 1986, the Chancellor of the High Court (as nominee of the Lord Chief Justice) concurs in the making of this Order4.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 2nd April 2007.
Interpretation2
In this Order, “the 1983 Order” means the Civil Courts Order 19835.
Establishment of a District Registry of the High Court at Mold3
1
A district registry of the High Court shall be established at Mold.
2
In the 1983 Order—
a
in Schedule 1, after the entry for Milton Keynes—
i
in the first column insert “Mold (CHANCERY)”; and
ii
in the second column opposite the entry for “Mold”, insert “Mold”;
b
in Schedule 1, in the second column opposite the entry for Wrexham, omit “Mold”; and
c
in Schedule 3, in the first column, after “Mold” insert “(D.R.)”.
Jurisdiction under the Insolvency Act 19864
1
Jurisdiction is conferred on the Bury County Court and the Mold County Court for the purposes of Parts VIII to XI of the Insolvency Act 1986.
2
In Schedule 3 to the 1983 Order—
a
opposite the entry in the first column for Bury (D.R.)—
i
in the second column, before “Divorce”, insert “Bankruptcy”; and
ii
in the fourth column, omit “Bolton”; and
b
opposite the entry in the first column for Mold (D.R.)—
i
in the second column, insert “Bankruptcy”; and
ii
in the fourth column, omit “Chester”.
Transitional—certain insolvency proceedings commenced before 2nd April 20075
1
In this article, “insolvency proceedings” means proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986.
2
Insolvency proceedings—
a
that would have been allocated to the Bury County Court if that court had had, before this Order came into force, jurisdiction in insolvency proceedings; and
b
that were, immediately before this Order came into force, being dealt with in the Bolton County Court;
may either be continued in the Bolton County Court or transferred to the Bury County Court.
3
Insolvency proceedings—
a
that would have been allocated to the Mold County Court if that court had had, before this Order came into force, jurisdiction in insolvency proceedings; and
b
that were, immediately before this Order came into force, being dealt with in the Chester County Court;
may either be continued in the Chester County Court or transferred to the Mold County Court.
Other amendments to the 1983 Order6
In the 1983 Order—
a
in article 9, for “For the purposes of section 374(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986 and of section 218(5) of the Companies Act 1948—”, substitute “For the purposes of Parts I to XI of the Insolvency Act 1986—”;
b
from articles 9(a) and 9(b), omit “under those Acts”; and
c
in Schedule 1, in the entry for Caernarfon, in the first column after “Caernarfon” insert “(CHANCERY”).
Signed by the Lord Chancellor
I concur, by authority of the Lord Chief Justice
(This note is not part of the Order)