SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 18Amendments relating to Article 15(1) to (4) etc
PART 3Orders in Council
County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980
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In Article 47 (making of county court rules)—
a
after paragraph (1) insert—
1A
For the purposes of this Article, “relevant authority” means—
a
in relation to county court rules which deal (or would deal) with an excepted matter, the Lord Chancellor; and
b
otherwise, the Department of Justice;
and for the purposes of this paragraph “deal with” and “excepted matter” have the same meanings as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998582.
b
for “Lord Chancellor” (wherever occurring) substitute “relevant authority”;
c
in paragraph (4) for “him” substitute “it”;
d
in paragraphs (6) and (8) for “he” substitute “it”.