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Statutory Instruments
COUNTY COURTS
PROCEDURE
Made
5th March 1990
Coming into force
1st April 1990
1.-(1) These Rules may be cited as the County Court (Amendment) Rules 1990.
(2) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, an Order referred to by number means the Order so numbered in the County Court Rules 1981(1) and Appendix A, B or C means Appendix A, B or C to those Rules.
The community charge
2. In relation to domestic property within the meaning of section 66 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(2), references in Order 6, rule 3(1)(b) to the net annual value for rating or to the net value for rating shall be construed as references to the value shown on the valuation list in force on 31st March 1990 or to its value by the year, as the case may be.
3. Order 38, rule 13(2) shall be amended by substituting, for the figures "£17.00" and "£24.00", the figures "£18.50" and "£26.00" respectively.
4. Order 38, rule 14(1) shall be amended by substituting, for the figures "£24.00", "£48.00" and "£95.00" wherever they appear in the Table, the figures "£26.00", "£51.50" and "£102.00" respectively.
5. Appendix A shall be amended by substituting, for the entries in the last 3 columns corresponding to the numbered items, the following -
| "Item No. | Scale 1 | Scale 2 | Scale 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ 100 500 | £ 500-3,000 | £ 3.000+ | |
1.- | FOR ALL SCALES 7.00 - 28.50 | ||
2.- | FOR ALL SCALES 7.00 - 27.40 | ||
3.- | FOR ALL SCALES 4.95 per page (or proportionately) 3.30 per page (or proportionately) | ||
4-(a) | FOR ALL SCALES 0.60 per page 1.00 per page 1.35 per page | ||
(b) (b) | FOR ALL SCALES 0.20 per page 0.40 per page | ||
5.- | FOR ALL SCALES 11.80 - 75.00 | ||
6.- | such sum as is fair and reasonable not exceeding £420 | such sum as is fair and reasonable not exceeding £1070 | Discretionary |
7.- | 7.00 | 7.00 | 11.80 |
8.- | FOR ALL SCALES 11.80 | ||
9.-(a) | not exceeding 31.00 | not exceeding 86.00 | not exceeding 106.00 |
(b) (b) | 7.00 -� 15.00 | 7.00 -� 22.50 | 7.00 -� 29.50 |
10.- | FOR ALL SCALES 3.75 -� 11.25 | ||
11.-(a) | not exceeding 52.50 | not exceeding 127.00 | not exceeding 183.00 |
(b) (b) | 7.00 -� 17.00 | 7.00 -� 63.00 | 7.00 -� 91.00 |
12-(a) | 30 -� 107 | 37 -� 247 | Discretionary |
(b) (b) | 15 -� 55 | 18.50 -� 124 | Discretionary |
(c) (c) | 11.50 -� 44 | 14 -� 61 | 16 -� 85 |
(d) (d) | FOR ALL SCALES 21.50 | ||
(e)On conference in chambers or elsewhere: for each half hour or part thereof | 6.95 | 11.50 | 16.00 |
| 8.00 | 19.00 | 30.00 |
(f) (f) | 6.95 -� 11.75 | 11.75 -� 31.00 | 14.00 -� 44.50 |
(g) (g) | 4.25 -� 13.00 | 13.00 -� 37.00 | 15.00 -� 75.50 |
(h) (h) | 8.00 -� 21.50 | 21.50 -� 61.00 | 25.00 -� 124.50 |
13-(a) | 8.20 -� 22.00 | 8.20 -� 61.25 | 8.20 -� 78.50 |
(b) (b) | 8.20 | 8.20 -� 22 00 | 8.20 -� 31.75". |
6. Appendix B, Part I, paragraph 4 shall be amended by substituting, for the Tables of Fixed Costs, the following Tables
| Amount of charges | |
|---|---|
| £ | |
(a)Where service is not by solicitor | 22.50 |
(b)Where service is by solicitor | 25.25 |
| Amount of charges | |
|---|---|
| £ | |
(a)Where service is not by solicitor | 30.00 |
(b)Where service is by solicitor | 35 50 |
| Amount of charges | |
|---|---|
| £ | |
(a)Where service is not by solicitor | 50.50 |
(b)Where service is by solicitor | 56.00 |
| Amount of charges | |
|---|---|
| £ | |
(a)Where service is not by solicitor | 55.00 |
(b)Where service is by solicitor | 60.00 |
7. Appendix B, Part II shall be amended by substituting, for the entries in column 2, corresponding to the lettered paragraphs in column 1, the following -�
"(a) "(a) | 8.00 | 15.00 | 16.50 | |
(b) (b) | 14.00 | 29.50 | 34.50 | |
(c) (c) | 19.00 | 37.50 | 44.50 | |
(d) (d) | 28.00 | 41.75 | 52.00 | |
(e) (e) | 65.00 | 74.00". |
8. Appendix B, Part III shall be amended by substituting, for paragraphs (a) and (b) of item 7 and for the amounts to be allowed corresponding to the numbered items, the following -�
| "Amount be allowed | |
|---|---|
1.- | 9.00 |
2.- | 9.00 |
3.- | 1.60 |
4.- | 6.00 |
5.- | 18.25 |
6.- | 6.00 |
7-(a) where the money recovered is less than £65.00 | one half of the amount recovered |
(b)where the money recovered is not less than £65.00 | 34.00 |
8. | 52.00 |
9- | 5.75". |
9. Appendix C, paragraph 2 shall be amended by substituting, for the Table, the following -�
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Scale | Amount of charges |
| Lower Scale | 42.00 -� 65.00 |
| Scale 1 | 46.50 -� 118.00 |
| Scale 2 | 73.00 -� 443.00 |
| Scale 3 | 106.00 -� 534.00". |
We, the undersigned members of the Rule Committee appointed by the Lord Chancellor under section 75 of the County Courts Act 1984(3), having by virtue of the powers vested in us in that behalf made the foregoing Rules, do hereby certify the same under our hands and submit them to the Lord Chancellor accordingly.
C S Stuart-White
Eifion Roberts
A N Fricker
R E Hammerton
R Greenslade
K H P Wilkinson
Patrick Eccles
R C Newport
Gillian Stuart-Brown
I allow these Rules, which shall come into force on 1st April 1990.
Mackay of Clashfern. C.
Dated 5th March 1990
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the County Court Rules 1981 so as -
(a)to provide for the modification of provisions relating to the rateable value of domestic property as a result of the introduction of the community charge (Rule 2); and
(b)to revise the provisions relating to costs (Rules 3 to 9).
