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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c.31)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Administration of Justice Act 1970

1970 CHAPTER 31

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Courts and Judges

    1. High Court

      1. 1. Redistribution of business among divisions of the High Court

      2. 2. Admiralty Court

      3. 3. Commercial Court

      4. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 7—8... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Court of Appeal

      1. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Patents and Registered Designs Appeal Tribunals

      1. 10. Temporary additional judges

  2. Part II

    Enforcement of Debt

    1. Provisions restricting sanction of imprisonment

      1. 11. Restriction on power of committal under Debtors Act 1869 (c. 62)

      2. 12. Restriction on magistrates’ power of committal for civil debt

      3. 13—26... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Enforcement by attachment of earnings

      1. 27.

      2. 28. Other provisions for interpretation of Part II

    3. Supplementary

      1. 29.

      2. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Discovery and Related Procedures

    1. 31. Power of court to order disclosure, etc. of documents before commencement of proceedings

    2. 32. Extension of existing powers of court to order disclosure of documents,inspection of property, etc

    3. 33.

    4. 34. Application of ss.31 to 33 to county courts and High Court in Northern Ireland

    5. 35. Application to Crown

  4. Part IV

    Actions by Mortgagees for Possession

    1. 36. Additional powers of court in action by mortgagee for possession of dwelling-house

    2. 37, 38.. Exclusive jurisdiction of county court in certain mortgage actions

    3. 38A.

    4. 39. Interpretation of Part IV

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous Provisions

    1. 40. Punishment for unlawful harassment of debtors

    2. 41. Recovery of costs and compensation awarded by magistrates, assizes, quarter sessions, etc

    3. 42.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 43.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 44. Interest on judgment debts

    6. 44A.Interest on judgment debts expressed in currencies other than sterling

    7. 45. Removal of limit on number of county court judges assignable to a district and of certain registrars appointed jointly

    8. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 47.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 48. Variation in rate of payments in maintenance order registered in magistrates’ court

    11. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    12. 50.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    13. 51. Minor amendments of Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54)

  6. Part VI

    General

    1. 52. Financial provisions

    2. 53.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 54. Citation, interpretation, repeals, commencement and extent

  7. SCHEDULE 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  8. SCHEDULE 2

    AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON SECTION 1

  9. SCHEDULE 3

  10. SCHEDULE 4

    Taxes, Social Insurance Contributions, etc. subject to Special Enforcement Provisions in Part II

  11. SCHEDULES 5–7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  12. SCHEDULE 8

    Maintenance Orders for purposes of 1958 Act and Part II of this Act

  13. SCHEDULE 9

    Enforcement of Orders for Costs, Compensation, etc

  14. SCHEDULE 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  15. Schedule 11

    Enactments Repealed

An Act to make further provision about the courts (including assizes), their business, jurisdiction and procedure; to enable a High Court judge to accept appointment as arbitrator or umpire under an arbitration agreement; to amend the law respecting the enforcement of debt and other liabilities; to amend section 106 of the Rent Act 1968; and for miscellaneous purposes connected with the administration of justice.

[29th May 1970]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1By Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), s. 101(1), Sch. 12 para.23; S.I. 1991/2208, art. 2(1), Sch.1 it is provided (14.10.1991) that in relation to any time before the commencement of s. 70 of that 1991 Act (which came into force on 1.10.1992 by S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2) references in any enactment amended by that 1991 Act, to youth courts shall be construed as references to juvenile courts.

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 54(4); Act wholly in force 1.10.1971

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