C1Part III Design Right
Chapter II Rights of Design Right Owner and Remedies
Remedies for infringement
232 Jurisdiction of county court and sheriff court.
1
In England F2and Wales the county court and in Northern Ireland a county court may entertain proceedings under—
section 230 (order for delivery up of infringing article, &c.),
section 231 (order as to disposal of infringing article, &c.), or
section 235(5) (application by exclusive licensee having concurrent rights),
F1save that, in Northern Ireland, a county court may entertain such proceedings only where the value of the infringing articles and other things in question does not exceed the county court limit for actions in tort.
2
In Scotland proceedings for an order under any of those provisions may be brought in the sheriff court.
3
Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction of the High Court or, in Scotland, the Court of Session.
Pt. 3 modified by S.I. 1989/1100, arts. 3-9, Sch. (as amended (1.1.2024) by S.I. 2023/1285, regs. 1(2), 2(2))