Section 6.
SCHEDULE 2Jurisdiction of County Courts in relation to Land
PART IAmendments as to Limit on Jurisdiction
| Act | Amendments | Limit on Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 56). | In section 63(2) for the words "does not exceed £500" in paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the words " is not over the county court limit ", and for the words "exceeds £500" in paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the words " is over the county court limit ". | £5,000. |
| The County Courts Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 22). | In sections 48(1), 51(a) and (b) and 191(3), and in the entries in Schedule 1 relating to sections 146 and 147 of the Law of Property Act 1925, for the words " does not exceed £100" there shall in each case be substituted the words " is not above the county court limit ". | £1,000. |
PART IIRelated Amendments
In the [1959 c. 22.] County Courts Act 1959—
(a)in section 49(1) (transfer to High Court of actions for recovery of land) for the words " exceeding £100 " there shall be substituted the words " above the county court limit under section 51 of this Act ";
(b)in section 109(2) (proceedings in which there is an appeal on questions of fact)—
(i)in paragraph (a)(iii) for the words " exceeds £60 " there shall be substituted the words " is over £500 or such larger sum not exceeding one half of the county court limit under section 51 of this Act as may for the time being be substituted by any Order in Council fixing that limit "; and
(ii)in paragraph (b) for the words " exceeding £60 " there shall be substituted the words " which is over £500 or such larger sum not exceeding one half of the county court limit under section 48 of this Act as may for the time being be substituted by any Order in Council fixing that limit ";
(c)in section 200 (construction of references to net annual value for rating), in subsection (2), for the words from " shall" onwards, there shall be substituted—
“(a)shall, for the purpose of entitling a county court to exercise jurisdiction (but not for any other purpose), be taken to have a net annual value for rating not exceeding that of any such hereditament of which at the time in question it forms part; and
(b)subject to paragraph (a) above, shall be taken to have a net annual value for rating equal to its value by the year.”