Part IX Miscellaneous and General

Power to raise monetary limits

145 Power to raise monetary limits.

1

If it appears to Her Majesty in Council—

a

that the county court limit for the purposes of any enactment referring to that limit, or

b

that the higher limit or the lower limit referred to in section 20 of this Act,

should be increased, Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that the limit in question shall be such amount as may be specified in the Order.

2

An Order under subsection (1) may contain such incidental or transitional provisions as Her Majesty considers appropriate.

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It is for the Lord Chancellor to recommend to Her Majesty the making of an Order under subsection (1).

3

No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order under this section unless a draft of the Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.