County Courts Act 1984

The County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom; the long title of the act is "An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to county courts". The act replaced the County Courts Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 22) and consolidated^[1] the law covering the county courts.

Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to county courts

Citation1984 c. 28

Territorial extentEngland and Wales^[b]

Royal assent26 June 1984

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County Courts Act 1984^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to county courts
Citation	1984 c. 28
Territorial extent	England and Wales[b]
Dates
Royal assent	26 June 1984
Commencement	1 August 1984[c]
Other legislation
Amends	Landlord and Tenant Act 1709 Evidence (Proceedings in other Jurisdictions) Act 1975
Repeals/revokes	County Courts Act 1959 Matrimonial Homes Act 1967
Amended by	Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 Local Government Act 1985 Administration of Justice Act 1985 Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 Insolvency Act 1985 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 Building Societies Act 1986 Housing Act 1988 Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 Education Reform Act 1988 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 Children Act 1989 Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 Local Government Finance (Repeals, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 1990 High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 Civil Evidence Act 1995 Environment Act 1995 Merchant Shipping Act 1995 Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 Arbitration Act 1996 Civil Procedure Act 1997 Civil Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 1998 Access to Justice Act 1999 Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Order 2001 Adoption and Children Act 2002 Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Equality Act 2006 Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Legal Services Act 2007 Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 Crime and Courts Act 2013 Defamation Act 2013 Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 Policing and Crime Act 2017 Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the County Courts Act 1984 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

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The County Court is an inferior court in the court system of England and Wales. The act establishes various rules relating to this court as well as setting limits on its jurisdiction.

Section 15 of the act limits the type of case which can be heard by the County Court, the most important being libel and slander, an action for which may only be taken in the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice.

Section 69 of the act enables a claimant to receive interest on sums awarded by the court.