Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013
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Amendment of Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 | ||
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17. The Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 33— | ||
(i) in subsection (3), by substituting “€15,000” for “£5,000”, | ||
(ii) in subsection (4)(a)— | ||
(I) by substituting “ Consumer Credit Act 1995 or to which section 17(2) of that Act refers” for “Hire-Purchase Acts, 1946 and 1960”, and | ||
(II) by substituting “€15,000” for “£5,000” (inserted by section 6(2) of the Act of 1991), | ||
(b) in the Third Schedule— | ||
(i) at reference numbers 1, 2, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 29, in column (3), by substituting “€75,000” for “£30,000” (inserted by section 2(1)(a) of the Act of 1991), | ||
(ii) at reference number 3— | ||
(I) in column (2), by substituting “ Consumer Credit Act 1995 or to which section 17(2) of that Act refers” for “Hire-Purchase Acts, 1946 and 1960”, and | ||
(II) in column (3)— | ||
(A) by substituting “the said Act” for “the said Acts”, and | ||
(B) by substituting “€75,000” for “£30,000” (inserted by section 2(1)(a) of the Act of 1991), | ||
(iii) at reference numbers 4 and 5— | ||
(I) in column (2), by substituting “ Consumer Credit Act 1995 or to which section 17(2) of that Act refers” for “Hire-Purchase Acts, 1946 and 1960”, and | ||
(II) in column (3), by substituting “€75,000” for “£30,000” (inserted by section 2(1)(a) of the Act of 1991), | ||
(iv) at reference number 6— | ||
(I) in column (2), by deleting “a defamation action within the meaning of the Defamation Act 2009 ,” (inserted by section 41(a) of the Act of 2009), and | ||
(II) in column (3), by substituting the following for “Where the amount of the claim exceeds £30,000.” (as amended by section 2(1)(a) of the Act of 1991): | ||
“Where— | ||
(a) in a personal injuries action, within the meaning of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 , the amount of the claim exceeds €60,000, or | ||
(b) in an action that is not an action referred to in paragraph (a), the amount of the claim exceeds €75,000.”, | ||
(v) by deleting reference number 7A (inserted by section 41(b) of the Act of 2009), and | ||
(vi) at reference number 14, by substituting “€75,000” for “£15,000” (inserted by section 2(1)(b) of the Act of 1991), | ||
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(c) in the Fifth Schedule, in column (3) opposite the mention in column (2) of the Attorneys’ and Solicitors’ Act 1870 , by substituting “€75,000” for “£30,000” (inserted by section 2(2) of the Act of 1991). |