Amendments to the Courts Funds Rules 1987

18.  In rule 32:–

(a) in paragraphs (1) and (2):–

(i) before “county court” wherever it appears, insert “District Registry or”; and

(ii) for “paragraphs (4) and (5)” wherever it appears, substitute “paragraph (4)”;

(b) in paragraph (2) before “county court”, insert “District Registry or”;

(c) for paragraph (4), substitute:–

“(4) Where money has been:–

(a) (i) placed to a basic account under rule 31(1) or 31(4); or

(ii) paid into a District Registry or county court and subsequently appropriated in satisfaction of a claim; and

(b) accepted by the claimant within the time limit specified in CPR rule 36.11,

no interest shall be payable after the effective date of lodgment or appropriation, or where there has been more than one lodgment or appropriation, after the latest effective date of lodgment or appropriation.”; and

(d) omit paragraphs (5) and (6).