20 Removal and transfer of proceedings. U.K.
(1)F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)F2... all rules of law and enactments relating to the removal or transfer of proceedings from [F3the county court] to the High Court, or the transfer of proceedings from the High Court to [F3the county court] , shall apply in relation to proceedings against the Crown:
[F4Provided that:—
(a)an order for the transfer to [F3the county court] of any proceedings against the Crown in the High Court shall not be made without the consent of the Crown; and
(b)the duty of a judge to make an order [F5under section forty-four of the M1County Courts Act 1959], for the transfer to the High Court of proceedings commenced against the Crown in [F3the county court] shall not be conditional upon the giving of security by the Crown.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 20(1) repealed (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Modification of Crown Proceedings Act 1947) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2712), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 4(a) (with art. 4)
F2Words in s. 20(2) repealed (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Modification of Crown Proceedings Act 1947) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2712), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 4(b) (with art. 4)
F3Words in Act substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 20(a); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F4In S. 20(2), proviso repealed (E.W) by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54,SIF 37),s. 152(4), Sch. 7
F5Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1889 (c. 63), s. 38(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 20 excluded by Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65), s. 85(8) and Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74), s. 75(6)
C2S. 20 excluded (2.12.1996) by 1995 c. 50, ss. 64(3), 70(6), Sch. 8 para. 44(1); S.I. 1996/1474, art. 2(2), Sch.; S.R. 1996/280, art. 2(2), Sch.
Marginal Citations