HC Deb 01 July 1920 vol 131 cc882-3

(2)A County Court shall have jurisdiction to deal with any claim or other proceedings arising out of this Act or any of the provisions thereof, notwithstanding that by reason of the amount of claim or otherwise the case would not but for this provision be within the jurisdiction of a County Court. and if a person takes proceedings under this Act in the High Court which he could have taken in the County Court he shall only recover the same costs as he would have recovered in the County Court.

(3)Rules made under this Section may provide for enabling a court to revoke or vary any former decision of the court if it appears just to do so in view of subsequent circumstances or of material facts having been concealed from or misrepresented to the court, notwithstanding anything in this Act providing that the decision of a court is to be final and conclusive.

Lords Amendment:

In Sub-section (2), leave out the words "only recover the same costs as he would have recovered in the County Court," and insert instead thereof the words "not be entitled to recover any costs."

Read a Second time.

Dr. ADDISON

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

This is another Government Amendment to secure that costs will not be incurred by taking cases to the High Court. It provides that a person taking the case to the High Court shall not be entitled to recover costs.

Lords Amendment:

Leave out Sub-section (3).

Agreed to.