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Administration of Justice Act 1956 (c.46)

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Administration of Justice Act 1956

1956 CHAPTER 46 4_and_5_Eliz_2

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Admiralty Jurisdiction and other Provisions as to Ships

    1. 1—20... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part III

    County Courts

    1. Appointment, etc., of judges and officers

      1. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 22—24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 26—30... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 31.

      6. 32.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 33. Interpretation and citation of Part III

  3. Part IV

    General Provisions as to Enforcement of Judgements and Orders

    1. 34.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 35.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 36. Receivers

    4. 37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 38.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 39.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 40. Effect of registration of judgments of courts outside England and Wales

    8. 41.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 42—44... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part V

    Admiralty Jurisdiction and Arrestment of Ships in Scotland

    1. 45. Jurisdiction in relation to collisions, etc

    2. 46. Exclusion of jurisdiction in cases falling within Rhine Convention

    3. 47. Arrest of ships on the dependence of an action or in rem

    4. 48. Interpretation of Part V

    5. 49.

    6. 50. Application and commencement of Part V

  5. Part VI

    Miscellaneous and Supplemental

    1. 51. Modification of Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933, in relation to certain parts of Her Majesty’s dominions

    2. 52.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 53.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 54.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 55. Provisions as to Northern Ireland

    6. 56.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 57.†Short title, repeal, extent and commencement

  6. FIRST SCHEDULE

    Provisions applicable to Northern Ireland

  7. SECOND SCHEDULE

An Act to amend the law relating to Admiralty jurisdiction, legal proceedings in connection with ships and aircraft and the arrest of ships and other property, to make further provision as to the appointment, tenure of office, powers and qualifications of certain judges and officers, to make certain other amendments of the law relating to the Supreme Court and the county courts and of the law relating to the enforcement of certain judgments, orders and decrees, to enable certain funds in court in the Lancashire Chancery Court to be transferred to the official trustees of charitable funds or the Church Commissioners, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[5th July 1956]

Annotations:

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 57(4); Act wholly in force at 1.10.1957