The County Court Fees (Amendment) Order 1996

Amendments to the County Court Fees Order 1982

3.—(1) In article 4(1):—

(a) for the words from “No fee shall be payable” to “would otherwise become payable” there shall be substituted “In small claims proceedings, any fee payable under this Order by a party who, at the time when the fee becomes payable”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted:—

“shall be limited to £10.”

(2) In article 4(2):—

(a) for “reduce or remit a fee in any case” there shall be substituted “remit so much of any fee specified in Schedule 1 as exceeds £10 in any small claims proceedings”; and

(b) for “payment by a party who is an individual of any fee specified in Schedule 1” there shall be substituted “payment in full of that fee by any party who is an individual”.

(3) After article 4(3) there shall be inserted:—

“(4) In this article, “small claims proceedings” means proceedings which are liable to be or have been referred for arbitration under Order 19, rule 3(1) and in which trial in court has not been ordered under Order 19, rule 3(2).”.