2013 No. 140

County Courts

The County Court (Amendment No.2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2013

Made

Coming into operation

The County Court Rules Committee makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 47 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 19801.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

These Rules may be cited as the County Court (Amendment No.2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 17th June 2013.

Amendments to the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 19812.2

In Form 19, for “£30,000” substitute “£15,000”.

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

David K. McFarlandCaroline E. PhilpottDorcas CrawfordBrian J. StewartBarry Valentine

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 17th June 2013.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 20th May 2013.

seal_r00001David FordMinister of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend Form 19 of the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 (S.R. 1981 No. 225) to clarify that, where it exceeds £15,000, the value of the estate must be specified on the Form. The amendment corrects provision made in Rule 19 of the County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2013 which indicated the requirement applied to estates valued over £30,000.