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34.—(1) A county court in relation to any proceedings within its jurisdiction shall have the like powers as the High Court, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing words of this paragraph) may—
(a)grant such relief, redress or remedy or combination of remedies, either absolute or conditional; and
(b)give such and the like effect to every ground of defence or counterclaim equitable or legal;
as ought to be granted or given in the like case by the High Court and in as full and ample a manner.
(2) [F1A judge shall have jurisdiction in any proceedings pending in a county court] to make any order or to exercise on an ex-parte application any authority or jurisdiction which, if it related to an action or proceeding pending in the High Court, might be made or exercised by a judge of that court in chambers.
(3) In any proceedings in or in relation to which a county court may under any statutory provision exercise the like powers as the High Court, a circuit registrar or his deputy may, subject to county court rules and to any direction of the judge, perform any functions which, if the proceedings had been brought in (or as the case may be had been retained in or removed to) the High Court might have been performed by an officer of the[F2Court of Judicature].
F1Words in art. 34(2) substituted (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 80(9) (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k) (with art. 3)
F2Words in art. 34(3) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59(5), 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 6; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(b)(d)
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