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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Courts Act 1971 (c.23)

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 It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Courts Act 1971

1971 CHAPTER 23

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Introductory

    1. 1. The Supreme Court

    2. 2. Location of sittings and business of High Court

    3. 3. Abolition of courts of quarter sessions

  2. Part II

    The Crown Court

    1. 4. Establishment of the Crown Court

    2. 5. Justices as judges of Crown Court

    3. Trial on indictment

      1. 6. Exclusive jurisdiction in trial on indictment

      2. 7. Committal for trial on indictment

    4. Other jurisdiction

      1. 8. Transfer to Crown Court of quarter sessions jurisdiction

      2. 9. Appeals to Crown Court

      3. 10. High Court jurisdiction in Crown Court proceedings

    5. Trial on indictment and other jurisdiction

      1. 11. Sentences imposed and other decisions made by Crown Court

      2. 12. Right of audience

      3. 13. Process to compel appearance before Crown Court

      4. 14. Practice and procedure: power to make rules

      5. 15. Crown Court rules

  3. Part III

    Judges

    1. 16. Appointment of Circuit Judges

    2. 17. Retirement, removal and disqualifications of Circuit judge

    3. 18. Salaries and allowances of Circuit judges

    4. 19.

    5. 20. Judges of county courts

    6. 21. Appointment of Recorders

    7. 22. Oaths to be taken by Circuit judges and Recorders

    8. 23. Circuit judge or Recorder sitting as High Court Judge

    9. 24. Deputy Circuit judges and assistant Recorders

    10. 25. Official referees’ business

  4. Part IV

    Officers and Accommodation

    1. 26. Masters and registrars to be appointed by Lord Chancellor

    2. 27.Administrative and other court staff

    3. 28. Provision of accommodation

    4. 29. Accommodation in City of London

    5. 30. Advisory committees

  5. Part V

    1. 31—40... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part VI

    Miscellaneous and Supplemental

    1. Merger or abolition of certain courts and offices

      1. 41. Merger of Palatine Courts with High Court

      2. 42. Local court for City of London

      3. 43. Abolition of certain other local courts

      4. 44. Abolition of certain offices

      5. 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Costs

      1. 47—49... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 50.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 51. Construction and consequential amendments

      4. 52. Award of costs where information or complaint is not proceeded with

    3. Administrative functions of justices

      1. 53. Administrative functions of justices

    4. Boroughs: honorary offices

      1. 54. Boroughs: honorary offices

    5. Supplemental

      1. 55. Financial provisions

      2. 56. Minor and consequential amendments, transitional provisions and repeals

      3. 57. Interpretation of this Act and rules of construction of other Acts

      4. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 59. Short title, commencement and extent

  7. SCHEDULE 1

  8. SCHEDULE 2

    Holders of Certain Existing Judicial Offices

  9. SCHEDULE 3

    Premises Formerly Used for Business of Abolished Courts

  10. SCHEDULE 4

  11. SCHEDULE 5

    Transitional Provisions consequential on Merger or Abolition of certain Courts

  12. SCHEDULE 6

    AMENDMENTS RELATING TO COSTS IN CRIMINAL CASES ETC

  13. SCHEDULE 7

    ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF JUSTICES

  14. SCHEDULE 8

    Amendments of other Acts

  15. SCHEDULE 9

    Quarter Sessions Jurisdiction: Substitution of References to Crown Court

  16. SCHEDULE 10.

    Transitional Provisions

  17. SCHEDULE 11

    REPEALS

An Act to make further provision as respects the Supreme Court and county courts, judges and juries, to establish a Crown Court as part of the Supreme Court to try indictments and exercise certain other jurisdiction, to abolish courts of assize and certain other courts and to deal with their jurisdiction and other consequential matters, and to amend in other respects the law about courts and court proceedings.

[12th May 1971]

Annotations:

Extent Information

E1For extent see s. 59(5)(6)(7).

Commencement Information

I1Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 59(2); Act wholly in force at 1. 1. 1972.

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