http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/28/section/66County Courts Act 1984An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to county courts.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-09-30Expert Participation2026-10-01 County Courts Act 1984s. 60A(2)Crime and Courts Act 2013Sch. 9 para. 10(17)s. 61(3)art. 2(c)art. 3County Courts Act 1984s. 60ALegal Services Act 2007s. 191s. 29 192 193s. 211(2)County Courts Act 1984Pt. 6ATribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 107(1)s. 148(5)County Courts Act 1984s. 60A(3)(aa)The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022Rheoliadau Deddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Cymru) 2016 (Diwygiadau Canlyniadol) 2022reg. 10(2)(a)(i)reg. 1(2)County Courts Act 1984s. 60A(3)(b)The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022Rheoliadau Deddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Cymru) 2016 (Diwygiadau Canlyniadol) 2022reg. 10(2)(a)(ii)reg. 1(2)County Courts Act 1984s. 60A(3)(bb)The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022Rheoliadau Deddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Cymru) 2016 (Diwygiadau Canlyniadol) 2022reg. 10(2)(a)(iii)reg. 1(2)County Courts Act 1984s. 60A(3)(cc)The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022Rheoliadau Deddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Cymru) 2016 (Diwygiadau Canlyniadol) 2022reg. 10(2)(a)(iv)reg. 1(2)County Courts Act 1984s. 60A(7)The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022Rheoliadau Deddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Cymru) 2016 (Diwygiadau Canlyniadol) 2022reg. 10(2)(b)reg. 1(2)County Courts Act 1984s. 60A(7)The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010Sch. 2 para. 2art. 1(2)County Courts Act 1984s. 112A 112BCourts and Legal Services Act 1990s. 13(5)s. 124(3) Part III661In the following proceedings in the county court the trial shall be without a jury—aAdmiralty proceedings;bproceedings arising—iunder Part I, II or III of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976, oriiunder any provision of the Rent Act 1977 other than a provision contained in Part V, sections 103 to 106 or Part IX, oriiiunder Part I of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977; orivunder Part I of the Housing Act 1988cany appeal to the county court under the Housing Act 1985.2In all other proceedings in the county court the trial shall be without a jury unless the court otherwise orders on an application made in that behalf by any party to the proceeings in such manner and within such time before the trial as may be prescribed.3Where, on any such application, the court is satisfied that there is in issue—aa charge of fraud against the party making the application; orba claim in respect of ... malicious prosecution or false imprisonment; orcany question or issue of a kind prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph,the action shall be tried with a jury, unless the court is of opinion that the trial requires any prolonged examination of documents or accounts or any scientific or local investigation which cannot conveniently be made with a jury.4There shall be payable, in respect of the trial with a jury of proceedings in the county court , such fees as may be prescribed by an order under section 92 of the Courts Act 2003 (fees).1976 c. 80. 1977 c. 42. 1977 c. 43. S. 66(1)(b)(iv) inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61:1), s. 140, Sch. 17 para. 35(1)Words substituted by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 57(2)Words in s. 66(4) substituted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 109(1), 110(1), Sch. 8 para. 271; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3Words in s. 66(3)(b) omitted (1.1.2014) by virtue of Defamation Act 2013 (c. 26), ss. 11(2), 17(4) (with s. 16(7)); S.I. 2013/3027, art. 2Words in ss. 36-147 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 10(1)(b); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3 and with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)