Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013

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Amendment of Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

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),

and

(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).