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Administration of Justice Act 1977 (c.38)

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Administration of Justice Act 1977

1977 CHAPTER 38

Contents

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  1. Part I

    General

    1. 1. Legal aid, advice and assistance

    2. 2. Determination of expenses etc

    3. 3. Enforcement of maintenance orders

    4. 4. Obligations, awards and judgments expressed in foreign currency

    5. 5. Appeals etc. from courts-martial

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

    7. 7. Extent of powers of receivers and managers in respect of companies

    8. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 9, 10... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 11. Funds in Court

  2. Part II

    England and Wales

    1. Circuit judges and county courts

      1. 12. Alteration of qualifications for appointment as Circuit judge

      2. 13—16... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 17. County court jurisdiction in respect of arbitrations

      4. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 19. County court registrars

      6. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Other provisions about courts

      1. 22. Membership of Rule Committees

      2. 23. Jurisdiction of ancient courts

    3. Land Registration

      1. 24.

      2. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 26. Alteration of methods of protecting mortgages of registered land

    4. Estates of deceased persons

      1. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 28. Distribution of estate of intestate leaving surviving spouse

  3. Part III

    Other Provisions

    1. Scotland

      1. 29. Admission of written statements and reports

    2. Northern Ireland

      1. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Supplementary

      1. 31. Financial provision

      2. 32. Citation etc

  4. SCHEDULE 1

  5. SCHEDULE 2

    Amendments of Enactments Relating to Determination of Expenses Etc

  6. SCHEDULE 3

    Maintenance Orders

  7. SCHEDULE 4

    Curtailment of Jurisdiction of Certain Ancient Courts

  8. SCHEDULE 5

    Repeals

An Act to make further provision with respect to the administration of justice and matters connected therewith, to alter the method of protecting mortgages of registered land and to amend the law relating to oaths and affirmations and to the interest of a surviving spouse in an intestate’s estate.

[29th July 1977]