The County Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009

Citation and commencement

1.  These Rules may be cited as the County Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 18th May 2009.

Amendments

2.  In the Arrangement of Orders in the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981(1) (“the principal Rules”), at the entry for Order 27, insert “European Small Claims Procedure”.

3.  In Order 1, rule 1(1) of the principal Rules, after “Order 26 Rule 29,” insert “Order 27, Rule 8,”.

4.  In Order 26, rule 46 of the principal Rules, for “Table 3” substitute “Table 2”.

5.  After Order 26 of the principal Rules, insert the new Order 27 set out in Schedule 1.

6.  In Appendix 1 to the principal Rules, after Form 125, insert the new Form 126 set out in Schedule 2.

The undersigned members of the County Court Rules Committee certify these Rules and submit them to the Lord Chancellor.

T.A. Burgess

Philip Babington

C.E. Philpott

Brian J. Stewart

Dorcas Crawford

Dated 3rd April 2009

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 47(4) of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 and after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, I allow these Rules which shall come into operation on 18th May 2009.

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

Dated 27th April 2009