Courts Act 2016
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Amendment of Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 | ||
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1. The Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 is amended by the insertion, after section 53, of the following: | ||
“Presumption as to market value | ||
53A. (1) Where— | ||
(a) in any enactment a monetary amount is specified for the market value of land for the purpose of— | ||
(i) conferring or limiting the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court in civil proceedings, or | ||
(ii) requiring or authorising the Circuit Court to transfer civil proceedings to the High Court, | ||
and | ||
(b) the plaintiff or applicant in any such proceedings alleges that the market value of the land concerned does not exceed such monetary amount, | ||
it shall, in the proceedings concerned, be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the market value of such land does not exceed the foregoing amount. | ||
(2) This section shall not apply to civil proceedings initiated before the passing of the Courts Act 2016.”. |