The Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011

Made: 10th August 2011

Laid before Parliament: 22nd August 2011

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Lord Chancellor, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, makes the following Order in exercise of powers conferred by section 92(6) of and Part 1 of Schedule 11 to the Children Act 1989[^f00001].

Citation and Commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011 and comes into force—

• (a) in respect of Chorley County Court, on 12th September 2011;

• (b) in respect of Rawtenstall County Court and Shrewsbury County Court, on 3rd October 2011.

Revocation of Jurisdiction

2

Chorley County Court, Rawtenstall County Court and Shrewsbury County Court shall cease to be family hearing centres.

Amendments to the Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008

3

The Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008[^f00002] shall be amended by deleting the entries in Schedule 1 (classes of county court) to that Order relating to:

• (a) Chorley County Court;

• (b) Rawtenstall County Court; and

• (c) Shrewsbury County Court.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

J Djanogly — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Ministry of Justice — 10th August 2011

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order amends the Allocation and Transfer of Proceedings Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2836) so that Chorley County Court, Rawtenstall County Court and Shrewsbury County Court cease to be family hearing centres on the dates specified in article 1 of this Order.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1989 c. 41. Part 1 of Schedule 11 was amended by paragraphs 203 and 210 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2008/2836 as amended by S.I. 2009/3319 and S.I. 2011/1460.