The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1997

Made: 14th February 1997

Laid before Parliament: 18th February 1997

Coming into force: 27th March 1997

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 99(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981[^f00001] and section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 1984[^f00002], hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 27th March 1997.

Interpretation

2

In this Order, “the 1983 Order” means the Civil Courts Order 1983[^f00003], and a Schedule referred to by number alone means the Schedule so numbered in that Order.

Amendments to the 1983 Order

3

In Schedule 1 “Ammanford” shall be deleted from its position in the second column opposite the entry for “Carmarthen” in the first column.

4

In Schedule 3, the entry relating to “Ammanford” shall be deleted[^f00004]

Signed

Mackay of Clashfern, C. — Dated 14th February 1997

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Civil Courts Order 1983 so as to close the County Court at Ammanford.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 54.

[^f00002]: 1984 c. 28.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1983/713; there are no relevant amending instruments.

[^f00004]: Directions given on behalf of the Lord Chancellor under section 2(3) of the County Courts Act 1984 will determine which court districts will include the former districts of the court closed by this Order with effect from the date on which this Order comes into force.