Citation and Commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 2nd April 2012.
Closure of county courts
2. Dewsbury County Court, Ilford County Court and Keighley County Court are discontinued.
Establishment of a District Registry of the High Court
3. A district registry of the High Court shall be established at Skipton.
Transitional Provisions
4. The county courts listed in Table 1 in the column headed ‘receiving court’ shall have jurisdiction in proceedings pending at the county court in the column headed ‘closing court’ before this Order comes into force in accordance with directions made under section 2 of the County Courts Act 1984.
Table 1
| Closing Court | Receiving Court |
|---|---|
| Dewsbury County Court | Bradford County Court, Halifax County Court, Huddersfield County Court, Leeds County Court and Wakefield County Court |
| Ilford County Court | Romford County Court |
| Keighley County Court | Bradford County Court and Skipton County Court |
5. No process shall be invalid only because the holding of any court named in the process has been discontinued by this Order.
Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983
6.—(1) The Civil Courts Order 1983(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1, omit —
(a)“Dewsbury” from its position in the first column and the corresponding entry for “Dewsbury” in the second column;
(b)“Ilford” from its position in the second column opposite the entry for “Romford” in the first column;
(c)“Keighley” from its position in the first column and the corresponding entry for “Keighley” in the second column;
(d)“Skipton” from its position in the second column opposite the entry for “Keighley” in the first column.
(3) In Schedule 1, insert “Skipton” in the appropriate alphabetical position in the first column and insert “Skipton” in the corresponding entry in the second column.
(4) In Schedule 3, omit the entry relating to—
(a)Dewsbury County Court;
(b)Ilford County Court;
(c)Keighley County Court.
(5) In Schedule 3 at the entry for “Skipton”, in column 1 (name of place), after “Skipton” insert “(D.R.)”.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
J Djanogly
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
28th February 2012
I concur
Judge, C.J.
Lord Chief Justice
1st March 2012