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(6) Where rules may be applied under subsection (5) or (5A), they may be applied—

(a) to any extent,

(b) with or without modification, and

(c) as amended from time to time.”, and

(d) in subsection (9), for "Supreme Court Rule Committee" there is substituted "Civil Procedure Rule Committee".

(5) Section 85 (Supreme Court Rule Committee) is omitted.

(6) In section 87 (particular matters for which rules of court may provide)—

(a) subsections (1) and (2) are omitted, and

(b) in subsection (3), for “Supreme Court” there is substituted “Crown Court or the criminal division of the Court of Appeal”.

(7) In section 151 (interpretation)—

(a) in subsection (3), after the second “rules of court” there is inserted “in relation to the Supreme Court” and for “Supreme Court Rule Committee” there is substituted “Civil Procedure Rule Committee”, and

(b) in subsection (4), the definition of “Rules of the Supreme Court” is omitted.

County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)

2.—(1) The County Courts Act 1984 is amended as follows.

(2) For “county court rules”, wherever occurring, there is substituted “rules of court”.

(3) For “rule committee”, wherever occurring, there is substituted “Civil Procedure Rule Committee”.

(4) In section 1 (county courts to be held for districts), in subsection (1), for the words from “throughout” to “the district” there is substituted “each court”.

(5) In section 3 (places and times of sittings of courts), subsection (3) is omitted.

(6) Section 75 (county court rules) is omitted.

(7) In section 77(1), for “the rules of the Supreme Court” there is substituted “Civil Procedure Rules”.

(8) In section 81(2), for “any rules of the Supreme Court” there is substituted “Civil Procedure Rules”.

(9) In section 147(1), the definitions of “county court rules” and “the rule committee” are omitted.

Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42)

3. In section 40 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (family proceedings rules)—

(a) after subsection (3) there is inserted—

“(3A) Rules made under this section may make different provision for different cases or different areas, including different provision—

(a) for a specific court, or