The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1985

Made26th March 1985

Laid before Parliament1st April 1985

Coming into Operation22nd April 1985

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 99(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981, hereby makes the following Order:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on the 22nd April 1985.

2

A district registry of the High Court shall be established at Harlow, to which shall be assigned the districts of the Bishop's Stortford, Harlow and Hertford County Courts.

3

Accordingly the Civil Courts Order 19831 shall be amended as follows:—

a

in Schedule 1 after the entry relating to Halifax, there shall be inserted the following new entry:

First Column	Second Column
Harlow	Bishop's Stortford Harlow Hertford

First Column

Second Column

Harlow

Bishop's Stortford

Harlow

Hertford

and in the entry relating to Cambridge, the words “Bishop's Stortford” and in the entry relating to Luton, the word “Hertford” shall be deleted.

b

in Schedule 3, column 1, the letters “D.R.” shall be inserted beneath the entry for Harlow.

Hailsham of St. Marylebone, CDated 26th March 1985

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order establishes a district registry of the High Court at Harlow and assigns to it the districts of the Bishop's Stortford, Harlow and Hertford County Courts.