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F1Ss. 19, 20 repealed by Statute Law Repeals Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I
(1)This Act may be cited as the Administration of Justice Act 1973.
(2)The foregoing sections of this Act shall not extend to Scotland or to Northern Ireland except to the following extent, that is to say—
(a)sections 9 to 12 of this Act, and the repeals made by Parts IV and V of Schedule 5, shall extend to Scotland or to Northern Ireland in so far as they affect the law of Scotland or of Northern Ireland; and
(b)sections 8, 14 and 18 of this Act (together with so much of section 20(1) as relates to those sections) shall extend to Northern Ireland.
Sections 5 and 20.
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F1Sch. 1 para. 1 repealed by Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55, SIF 82), Sch. 3
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F1Sch. 1 para. 2 repealed by Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20, SIF 71:2), Sch. 4
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F1Sch. 1 para. 3 repealed (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(3), 74(1), Sch. 6 Pt. I (with Sch. 4 para. 27)
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F1Sch. 1 paras. 4—6 repealed by Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55, SIF 82), Sch. 3
7Any such act as is mentioned in [F1section 9(2)(a) to (c) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997], where it may be done by a justice of the peace, may, subject to any express provision made to the contrary by any enactment or instrument relating to that act, be done also by any person who is . . . F2, mayor of a London borough or chairman of a county or district council in England or Wales.
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 7 substituted (19.6.1997) by virtue of 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(2), 74(1), Sch. 5 para. 13(4) (with Sch. 4 para. 27)
F2Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17
[F17A Where the council of a London borough are operating executive arrangements, which involve a mayor and cabinet executive or a mayor and council manager executive, paragraph 7 shall have effect as if for the expression “mayor of a London borough” there were substituted “chairman of a London borough”.]
[F17B In this Part, “ executive arrangements” , “mayor and cabinet executive” and “mayor and council manager executive” have the same meaning as in Part II of the Local Government Act 2000.]
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F1Sch. 1 para. 8 repealed by Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55, SIF 82), Sch. 3
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F1Sch. 1 para. 9(1) repealed by Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55, SIF 82), Sch. 1 para. 6, Sch. 3
F2Sch. 1 para. 9(2) repealed by Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47, SIF 76:1), Sch. 4
10(1)In section 1 of the M1Metropolitan Police Act 1829 for the words from “and by warrant” to “those several counties” there shall be substituted the words “and from time to time by warrant under his sign manual to appoint during His Majesty’s pleasure a Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to execute the duties the duties of chief officer of the police force hereby established” ; and any person holding office as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis at the coming into force of this paragraph shall be deemed to have been appointed under that section as so amended.
(2)Subject to any express amendment or repeal made by this Act, any reference in the M2Metropolitan Police Act 1829 or in any other enactment passed before the M3Metropolitan Police Act 1856 to the justices appointed under the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 or to the Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis shall continue to have effect as a reference to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
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“that section” means Metropolitan Police Act 1829 (c. 44, SIF 95), s. 1
M11829 c. 44.
M21829 c. 44(95).
M31856 c. 2(95).
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F1Sch. 1 para. 11 repealed by Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20, SIF 71:2), Sch. 4
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F1Sch. 1 para. 12 repealed by Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55, SIF 82), Sch. 3
Administration of Justice Act 1973