- Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 2548 (L. 18)
The County Court Fees (Amendment) Order 1999
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| Made | 9th September 1999 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 10th September 1999 | ||
| Coming into force | 5th October 1999 |
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 128 of the County Courts Act 1984[1], sections 414 and 415 of the Insolvency Act 1986[2] and section 128 of the Finance Act 1990[3], with the concurrence of the Treasury under section 128(1) of the County Courts Act 1984, and with the sanction of the Treasury under sections 414(1) and 415(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. This Order may be cited as the County Court Fees (Amendment) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 5th October 1999.
Transitional provision
2. A person who at any time on or after 5th October 1999 receives family credit or disability working allowance under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992[4] in pursuance of a decision made before that date shall be entitled to exemption from court fees to the same extent as if this Order had not come into force.
Amendment to the County Court Fees Order 1999
3. For article 5(2)(b) of the County Court Fees Order 1999[5] there shall be substituted: -
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(b) working families' tax credit, provided that the amount (if any) to be deducted under section 128(2)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 has been determined at not more than £70 a week;
(bb) disabled person's tax credit, provided that the amount (if any) to be deducted under section 129(5)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 has been determined at not more than £70 a week; and."
Irvine of Lairg, C.
Dated 7th September 1999
We concur,
Gordon Brown
Jim Dowd
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
Dated 9th September 1999
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the County Court Fees Order 1999 so as to replace references to family credit and disability working allowance with references to working families' tax credit and disabled person's tax credit, following the changes made by the Tax Credits Act 1999. A recipient of one of these tax credits will be exempt from court fees provided that the amount to be deducted from the weekly maximum allowance does not exceed £70. Those in receipt of family credit or disability working allowance under a decision made before the coming into force of the Order will continue to be exempt from court fees.
Notes:
[1] 1984 c.28.back
[2] 1986 c.45; sections 414 and 415 have been amended by the Insolvency Fees Amendment Order 1992, S.I. 1992/34.back
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