2014 No. 503 (L. 3)
The County Court Jurisdiction Order 2014
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 5th day of March 2014
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
A draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 145 of the County Courts Act 19841.
Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order in Council.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the County Court Jurisdiction Order 2014 and comes into force on 22nd April 2014 or, if made on or after that date, the day after the day on which it is made.
Revocation of the 1981 Order and transitional provision2
1
The County Courts Jurisdiction Order 19812 (“the 1981 Order”) is revoked.
2
The 1981 Order shall continue to have effect in respect of proceedings commenced before the date on which this Order comes into force.
Monetary limits3
For the purposes of the enactments in column 1 of the following table (each of which refers to the county court limit), the county court limit is the amount specified in column 2 opposite each such enactment—
Column 1 | Column 2 |
---|---|
Settled Land Act 19253: section 113 (jurisdiction and procedure) | £30,000 |
Trustee Act 19254: those sections of the Act specified in subsections (1), (2) and (3)(c) and (d) of section 63A (jurisdiction of county court) as being subject to the county court limit | £30,000 |
Administration of Estates Act 19255— | |
| £30,000 |
| £30,000 |
| £30,000 |
Charging Orders Act 19796: section 1 (charging orders) | £5,000 |
County Courts Act 1984: section 23 (equity jurisdiction)7 | £350,000 |
(This note is not part of the Order)