Administration of Justice Act 1969

16 Application of Part II to Northern Ireland

(1) In the application of this Part of this Act to Northern Ireland—

• " the Court of Appeal " means Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ;

• " the High Court " means the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland;

• " statutory instrument " includes an instrument made under an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;

• for the references in section 12(2) to sections 3 and 70 of the Judicature Act 1925 there shall be substituted respectively references to section 5(1) of the [1962 c. 30.] Northern Ireland Act 1962 and to sections 29 and 41 of the [1877 c. 57.] Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877 ; and

• for the reference in section 15(2)(a) to the [1965 c. 72.] Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 there shall be substituted a reference to the [1939 c. 13 (N.I.).] Matrimonial Causes Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 or any enactment re-enacting that Act (whether with or without modifications).

(2) Nothing in this Part of this Act shall affect the operation of—

(a) any enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland having effect after the commencement of this Act by virtue of section 1(8) or section 2(3) of the Northern Ireland Act 1962, or

(b) paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 1 to the [1922 c. 2.] Irish Free State (Consequential Provisions) Act 1922 (Session 2) (appeals to the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland where validity of Acts of the Northern Ireland Parliament is involved and an appeal would not otherwise lie).