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2014 No. 1773
Family Proceedings
Civil Proceedings
Family Court, England And Wales
County Court, England And Wales
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (County Court and Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014
Made
3rd July 2014
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013.
In accordance with section 58(4)(j) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Propose a change1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (County Court and Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Propose a change2 Amendment to the County Courts Act 1984
In section 74 of the County Courts Act 1984, after subsection (5A) insert—
(5B) This section applies in relation to the family court as it applies in relation to the county court.
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Propose a change3 Amendments to the Access to Justice Act 1999
(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (e) insert “(ea) the family court,”.
(3) In sub-paragraph (3)—
(a) in paragraph (a), omit the words from “section 22” to the end; and
(b) omit paragraphs (b) to (h).
Propose a change4 Amendments to the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991
The County Courts (Interest on Judgment) Debts Order 1991 is amended as follows.
Propose a change5 Amendments to the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991
In article 1(2) for the definition of “relevant judgment” substitute—
“relevant judgment” means—
a judgment or order of the county court for the payment of a sum of money—
of not less than £5,000; or
in respect of a debt which is a qualifying debt for the purposes of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998; or
a judgment or order of, or registered in, the family court for the payment of a sum of money of not less than £5,000,
and, in relation to a judgment debt, means the judgment or order which gives rise to the judgment debt.
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Propose a change6 Amendments to the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991
In article 2, after paragraph (4), insert—
(5) A judgment debt under a relevant judgment of, or registered in, the family court does not carry interest under this Order if by virtue of any other enactment it does not carry interest.
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Propose a change7 Amendments to the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991
In article 4(1), for “a county court” substitute “the county court or the family court”.
Propose a change8 Amendments to the County Courts (Interest on Judgment Debts) Order 1991
In article 5—
(a) in paragraph (2), for “a county” substitute “the appropriate”; and
(b) after paragraph (2), insert—
(3) In paragraph (2) “the appropriate court” means—
(a) the county court if the judgment debt is under a relevant judgment of the county court;
(b) the family court if the judgment debt is under a relevant judgment of, or registered in, the family court.
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