(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Civil Courts Order 1983.
Article 3 establishes a High Court district registry at Mold and makes necessary consequential amendments.
Article 4 confers jurisdiction on the Bury and Mold County Courts in proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986 and makes necessary consequential amendments.
Article 5 contains transitional provisions in relation to insolvency proceedings being dealt with in courts on which jurisdiction in insolvency proceedings is conferred by this Order. Such proceedings may be continued in the court in which they were being dealt with, even if that court is not otherwise the appropriate court.
Proceedings being dealt with the Bolton County Court that would have been begun in, or transferred to, the Bury County Court if it had had insolvency jurisdiction before this Order came into force may be transferred to the Bury County Court or continued in the Bolton County Court.
Proceedings being dealt with in Chester County Court that would have been begun in, or transferred to, the Mold County Court if it had had insolvency jurisdiction before this Order came into force may be transferred to the Mold County Court or continued in the Chester County Court.
Article 6 removes references to a repealed provision of the Companies Act 1948. It also adds, in Schedule 1, a reference to the exercise of Chancery jurisdiction in the Caernarfon District Registry.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.