Statutory Instruments
County Court, England And Wales
Family Proceedings
Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales
Senior Courts Of England And Wales
Made
9th April 2014
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by sections 60 and 61(3) of the Crime and Courts Act 2013(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014.
2. The following provisions of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, so far as not already in force, come into force on 22nd April 2014—
(a)section 17 (Civil and family proceedings in England and Wales);
(b)section 28 (Disclosure of information for calculating fees of courts, tribunals, etc.);
(c)Schedule 9 (Single County Court in England and Wales);
(d)Schedule 10 (The family court);
(e)Schedule 11 (Transfer of jurisdiction to family court).
3. Any judgment, order, warrant, direction or other act of a county court before 22nd April 2014 (except one in relation to proceedings under jurisdiction transferred to the family court established under section 31A of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984(2)) is to have the same effect on and after that date as if it had been a judgment, direction, order or other act of the county court established under section A1 of the County Courts Act 1984(3).
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Simon Hughes
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
9th April 2014
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is the tenth commencement order made under the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22) (“the Act”). It brings into force sections 17 and 28 of and Schedules 9, 10 and 11 to the Act.
Section 17, together with Schedule 9, 10 and 11 which it introduces, makes provision for the establishment of a single County Court for England and Wales, replacing the structure of individual county courts for specific districts, and for the establishment of a family court, replacing the structure of family proceedings spread across magistrates’ court, county courts and the High Court.
Section 28 makes provision to enable social security information, or tax credit or finances information, to be disclosed for the purposes of determining an application for remission of certain fees.
This Order also makes transitional provision to ensure that things done by an individual county court operate appropriately as references to the single County Court (except for things done in relation to proceedings under jurisdiction transferred to the family court, for which separate transitional provision is being made).
(This note is not part of the Order)
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1(1) and (2) | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 1(3) to (11) | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 1(12) (partially) | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 1(12), so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 2 | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 3 | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 4(1) | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 4(2) to (9) | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 4(10) (partially) | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 4(10), so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 5(1) to (9), (11) and (12) | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 5(10) (partially) | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 5(10), so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 6(1), (3) and (4) | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 6(2) | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 7 | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 8(1) to (5) | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 8(6) (partially) | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 8(6), so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 9(1) to (3) and (5) to (8) | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 9(4) (partially) | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 9(4) (partially) | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 9(4), so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 10 | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 11(1) to (5), (7) and (8) | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 11(6) (partially) | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 11(6), so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 11(9) (partially) | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 11(9), so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 12 | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 13 | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 14 | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 15(1) and (2) | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 15(3) (partially) | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 15(3) (partially) | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 15(3) (partially) | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 16 | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 17(4) | 4th September 2013 | 2013/2200 |
| Section 17(5) (partially) | 1st October 2013 | 2013/1725 |
| Section 20 (partially) | 15th July 2013 | 2013/1725 |
| Section 20 (partially) | 4th September 2013 | 2013/2200 |
| Section 20 (partially) | 1st October 2013 | 2013/2200 |
| Section 21 | 1st October 2013 | 2013/2200 |
| Section 22 | 1st November 2013 | 2013/2200 |
| Section 23 | 15th July 2013 | 2013/1725 |
| Section 24 | 7th January 2014 | 2013/3176 |
| Section 25(4) (partially) | 15th July 2013 | 2013/1725 |
| Section 25(5) and (8) | 15th July 2013 | 2013/1725 |
| Section 25, so far as not already in force | 6th April 2014 | 2014/830 |
| Section 27 | 11th December 2013 | 2013/2981 |
| Section 29 | 15th July 2013 | 2013/1725 |
| Section 30 | 1st October 2013 | 2013/2200 |
| Section 32 | 15th July 2013 | 2013/1725 |
| Section 44 (partially) | 11th December 2013 | 2013/2981 |
| Section 45 | 24th February 2014 | 2014/258 |
| Section 50 (partially) | 29th July 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 50 (partially, as to England and Wales) | 29th July 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Section 50 (partially) | 18th September 2013 | 2013/2349 |
| Section 50 (partially, as to England and Wales and Northern Ireland) | 14th October 2013 | 2013/2349 |
| Section 50 (partially, as to Northern Ireland) | 14th October 2013 | 2013/2349 |
| Section 51 | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 52 | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 53 | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 54 | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 55(1) and (2) | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 55(3) (partially) | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 55(5) | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 55(6) to (13) | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 55(14) (partially) | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Section 57 | 1st February 2014 | 2013/2981 |
| Schedule 1, paragraph 7 | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 1, so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Schedule 2, paragraph, 1, 4 and 5 | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 2, so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Schedule 3, paragraph 34 | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 3, so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Schedule 4, paragraph 1 | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 4, so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Schedule 5, paragraphs 5, 27, 28, 29 and 30 | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 5, paragraph 4 | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 5, so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Schedule 6, paragraph 5(5) and (6) | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 6, so far as not already in force | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Schedule 7 | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Schedule 8, paragraphs 1 to 5 and 13 | 8th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 8, paragraphs 101 to 103 | 27th May 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 8, paragraphs 6 to 10, 12 to 100 and 104 to 190 | 7th October 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Schedule 9, paragraphs 21 (except for sub-paragraph (3)), 27 and 30 | 1st October 2013 | 2013/1725 |
| Schedule 13, Parts 2, 6 and 7 | 15th July 2013 | 2013/1725 |
| Schedule 13, Part 3 | 4th September 2013 | 2013/2200 |
| Schedule 13, Parts 1 and 4 (partially) | 1st October 2013 | 2013/2200 |
| Schedule 14 | 1st October 2013 | 2013/2200 |
| Schedule 16, Parts 1 to 3 and 5 to 7, and so far as extending to the United Kingdom, Part 8 except paragraph 37 | 11th December 2013 | 2013/2981 |
| Schedule 17 | 24th February 2014 | 2014/258 |
| Schedule 20, paragraphs 16 to 29 | 29th July 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Schedule 20, paragraphs 10 to 15, as to England and Wales | 29th July 2013 | 2013/1682 |
| Schedule 20, paragraphs 3 and 6 (partially) | 18th September 2013 | 2013/2349 |
| Schedule 20, Part 1, so far as not already in force as to England and Wales and Northern Ireland | 14th October 2013 | 2013/2349 |
| Schedule 20, Part 2, as to Northern Ireland | 14th October 2013 | 2013/2349 |
| Schedule 21, paragraphs 1 to 13 | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 21, paragraph 14 (partially) | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 21, paragraphs 19 and 30 to 38 | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
| Schedule 21, paragraphs 39 to 50 | 25th June 2013 | 2013/1042 |
1984 c. 42. Section 31A is inserted by section 17(3) of the Crime and Courts Act 2013.
1984 c. 28. Section A1 is inserted by section 17(1) of the Crime and Courts Act 2013.