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        County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I Constitution and Administration
        County courts and districts
        1. County courts to be held for districts.
        2. County court districts etc.
        Places and times of sittings of courts
        3. Places and times of sittings.
        4. Use of public buildings for courts.
        Judges
        5. Judges of county courts.
        District judges ,assistant district judges anddeputy district judges
        6. District judges.
        7. Assistant district judges.
        8. Deputy district judges.
        9. Qualifications.
        10. . . .
        11. Tenure of office.
        12. Records of proceedings to be kept bydistrict judges.
        Miscellaneous provisions as to officers
        13. Officers of court not to act aslegal representativesin that court.
        14. Penalty for assaulting officers.
        Part II Jurisdiction and Transfer of Proceedings
        Actions of contract and tort
        15. General jurisdiction in actions of contract and tort.
        16. Money recoverable by statute.
        17. Abandonment of part of claim to give court jurisdiction.
        18. Jurisdiction by agreement in certain actions.
        19. Limitation of recoverable costs of actions of contract or tort commenced in High Court which could have been commenced in county court.
        20. Rules for limitation of recoverable costs.
        Recovery of land and cases where title in question
        21. Actions for recovery of land and actions where title is in question.
        22. Injunctions and declarations relating to land.
        Equity proceedings
        23. Equity jurisdiction.
        24. Jurisdiction by agreement in certain equity proceedings.
        Family provision proceedings
        25. Jurisdiction under Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
        Admiralty proceedings
        26. Districts for Admiralty purposes.
        27. Admiralty jurisdiction.
        28. Mode of exercise of Admiralty jurisdiction.
        29. Costs of certain Admiralty proceedings commenced in High Court which could have been commenced in county court.
        30. Restrictions on entertainment of actions in personam in collision and other similar cases.
        31. Admiralty-interpretation.
        Probate proceedings
        32. Contentious probate jurisdiction.
        33. Effect of order of judge in probate proceedings.
        Miscellaneous provisions as to jurisdiction
        34. Proceedings beyond jurisdiction.
        35. Division of causes of action.
        36. No action on judgment of High Court.
        Exercise of jurisdiction and ancillary jurisdiction
        37. Persons who may exercise jurisdiction of court.
        38 Remedies available in county courts.
        Transfer of proceedings
        40. Transfer of proceedings to county court.
        41. Transfer to High Court by order of High Court.
        42. Transfer to High Court by order of a county court.
        43. Jurisdiction to deal with counterclaim or set-off and counterclaim.
        44. Transfer of interpleader proceedings from High Court to county court.
        45. Costs in transferred cases.
        Part III Procedure
        Parties
        46. Proceedings by the Crown
        47. Minors.
        48. Persons jointly liable.
        49. Bankruptcy of plaintiff.
        Interim payments in pending proceedings
        50. Orders for interim payment.
        Provisional damages for personal injuries
        51. Orders for provisional damages for personal injuries.
        Discovery and related procedures
        52. Powers of court exercisable before commencement of action.
        53. Power of court to order disclosure of documents, inspection of property etc. in proceedings for personal injuries or death.
        54. Provisions supplementary to sections 52 and 53.
        Witnesses and evidence
        55. Penalty for neglecting or refusing to give evidence.
        56. Examination of witnesses abroad.
        57. Evidence of prisoners.
        58. Persons who may take affidavits for use in county courts.
        59. Evidence in Admiralty proceedings.
        Right of audience
        60. Right of audience.
        61. Right of audience by direction of Lord Chancellor.
        Mode of trial
        62. General power of judge to determine questions of law and fact.
        63. Assessors.
        64. Reference to arbitration.
        65. Power of judge to refer to registrar or referee.
        Juries
        66. Trial by jury.
        67. Impanelling and swearing of jury.
        68. Duty of judge to determine foreign law in jury trials.
        Interest on debts and damages
        69. Power to award interest on debts and damages.
        Judgments and orders.
        70. Finality of judgments and orders.
        71. Satisfaction of judgments and orders for payment of money.
        72. Set-off in cases of cross judgments in county courts and High Court.
        73. Register of judgments and orders.
        73A Provision for register under s.73 to be kept by body under contract to Lord Chancellor
        74. Interest on judgment debts etc.
        Practice directions
        74A. Practice directions.
        General rules of procedure
        75. County court rules.
        76. Application of practice of High Court.
        Part IV Appeals etc.
        Appeals
        77. Appeals: general provisions.
        78. Assistance of Trinity masters for Court of Appeal in Admiralty proceedings.
        79. Agreement not to appeal.
        80. Judge's note on appeal.
        81. Powers of Court of Appeal on appeal from county court.
        82. Decision of Court of Appeal on probate appeals to be final.
        Certiorari and prohibition
        83. Stay of proceedings in case of certiorari or prohibition.
        84. Prohibition.
        Part V Enforcement of Judgments and Orders
        Execution against goods
        85. Execution of judgments or orders for payment of money.
        86. Execution of orders for payment by instalments.
        87. Execution to be superseded on payment.
        88. Power to stay execution.
        Seizure and custody of goods etc.
        89. Goods which may be seized.
        90. Custody of goods seized.
        91. Disposal of bills of exchange, etc., seized.
        92. Penalty for rescuing goods seized.
        Sale of goods seized
        93. Period to elapse before sale.
        94. Goods not to be sold except by brokers or appraisers.
        95. Appoint-ment of brokers, appraisers etc.
        96. Power to appoint bailiffs to act as brokers and appraisers.
        97. Sales under executions to be public unless otherwise ordered.
        98. Protection of registrar selling goods under execution without notice of claim by third party.
        Claims in respect of goods seized
        99. Effect of warrants of execution.
        100. Sale of goods to which claim is made.
        101. Interpleader by registrar.
        102. Claims for rent where goods seized in execution.
        Execution out of jurisdiction of court
        103. Execution out of jurisdiction of court.
        104. Information as to writs and warrants of execution.
        Execution in county court of judgments and orders of, or enforceable as judgments and orders of, High Court
        105. Execution in county court of judgments and orders of High Court.
        Enforcement in High Court of judgments and orders of county courts
        106. Transfer of judgments and orders to High Court.
        Receivers and attachment of debts
        107. Receivers.
        108. Attachment of debts.
        109. Administrative and clerical expenses of garnishees.
        Miscellaneous provisions as to enforcement of judgments and orders
        110. Penalty for non-attendance on judgment summons.
        111. Provisions as to warrants of possession.
        Part VI Administration Orders
        112. Power to make administration order.
        [112A. Further powers of the court.]
        [112B. Administration orders with composition provisions.]
        113. Notice of order and proof of debts.
        114. Effect of administration order.
        115. Execution by registrar.
        116. Right of landlord to distrain notwithstanding order.
        117. Appropriation of money paid under order and discharge of order.
        Part VII Committals
        118. Power to commit for contempt.
        119. Issue and execution of orders of committal.
        120. Prisons to which committals may be made.
        121. Power of judge to order discharge.
        122. Execution of committal orders out of jurisdiction of court.
        Part VIII Responsibility and Protection of Officers
        123. Registrar to have same responsibilities as sheriff.
        124. Liability of bailiff for neglect to levy execution.
        125. Irregularity in executing warrants.
        126. Actions against bailiffs acting under warrants.
        127. Warrants evidence of authority.
        Part IX Miscellaneous and General
        Financial Provisions
        128. Fees.
        129. Enforcement of fines.
        130. Payment and application of fees, fines, etc.
        131. Appointment of auditors and other officers.
        132. Payment of salaries and expenses.
        Summonses and other documents
        133. Proof of service of summonses etc.
        134. Summonses and other process to be under seal.
        135. Penalty for falsely pretending to act under authority of court.
        136. Penalty for falsely representing document to have been issued from county court.
        137. Lessee to give notice of summons for recovery of land.
        Forfeiture for non-payment of rent
        138. Provisions as to forfeiture for non-payment of rent.
        139. Service of summons and re-entry.
        140. Interpretation of sections 138 and 139.
        Solicitors
        141. . . .
        142. Power to enforce undertakings of solicitors.
        143. Prohibition on persons other than solicitors receiving remuneration for business done in county courts.
        Replevin
        144. Replevin.
        Power to raise monetary limits
        145. Power to raise monetary limits.
        General
        146. Lords Commissioners to representLord Chancellorwhen Great Seal in commission.
        147. Interpretation.
        148. Amendments of other Acts, transitory provisions, transitional provisions savings and repeals.
        149. Extent.
        150. Commencement.
        151. Short title.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 Replevin
        SCHEDULE 2 Amendments of Other Enactments
        Part I
        Part II
        Part III
        Part IV
        Part V Miscellaneous Amendments
        SCHEDULE 3 Transitory and Transitional Provisions and Savings
        SCHEDULE 4 Repeals
        TABLE OF DERIVATIONS

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