Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33)

N.I. Meaning of particular words and phrases

42 Definitions for judicial purposes. N.I.

(1) In an enactment the expression—

• “[F1 Court of Judicature]” shall mean the [F1 Court of Judicature] of Northern Ireland;

• “Court of Appeal” or “High Court of Appeal” shall mean Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland;

• “High Court” shall mean Her Majesty's High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland;

• “Court of Criminal Appeal” shall mean the Court of Criminal Appeal in Northern Ireland F2 ...;

• “court of assize” shall mean a court of assize, a court of oyer and terminer and a court of gaol delivery or any of them and shall include a court held in and for the county of the City of Belfast by virtue of a commission of oyer and terminer or general gaol delivery;

• [F3 “Lands Tribunal” shall mean the Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland;]

• [F4 “Crown Court” shall mean Her Majesty's Crown Court in Northern Ireland;

• “county court” shall mean a county court held F5 ... under the County Courts [F6 (Northern Ireland) Order 1980]M1 ;]

• F7 ...

• [F8 “court of summary jurisdiction” or “magistrates' court” shall have the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(2) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981].

F9 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In an enactment the expression—

• “Lord Chief Justice” shall mean the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland;

• “Chancery Judge” shall mean the Judge of the High Court to whom the business and matters arising in the chancery jurisdiction of that court are for the time being assigned;

• “county court judge” shall include F7 ... a recorder F7 ...; and

• [F4 “Probate Judge” shall mean the Judge of the High Court to whom probate business and matters are for the time being assigned.]

(4) In an enactment the expression—

• “appeal summarily” shall mean appeal, in accordance [F8 with magistrates' courts rules], to a court of summary jurisdiction;

• Definition rep. by 1975 NI 7; 1978 c. 23

• “committed for trial” shall mean committed by a court, judge, resident magistrate, F10 ... F11 ... or other authority having power to commit a person in custody with a view to his trial, and shall include committed on bail upon a recognizance to appear and stand trial before a judge and jury;

• [F12 “standard scale” means the standard scale provided by Article 5 of the Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984;

• “statutory maximum” means the prescribed sum within the meaning of Article 4 of the Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984.]

• “Summary Jurisdiction Acts” shall mean the statutory provisions for the time being in force in Northern Ireland in relation to summary jurisdiction;

• “summary conviction” shall mean conviction subject to and in accordance with the Summary Jurisdiction Acts.

[F13 (5) In an enactment the expression “industrial tribunal” means a tribunal established under Article 3 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.]

F1 Words in s. 42(1) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59(5), 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 6; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)

F2 1968 c. 21

F3 1971 c. 23 (NI)

F4 1978 c. 23

F5 Words in s. 42(1) repealed (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 48(2), Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k)(m) (with art. 3)

F6 1980 NI 3

F7 1978 c. 23

F8 1981 NI 26

F9 S. 42(2) repealed (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 48(3), Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k)(m) (with art. 3)

F10 SLR 1973

F11 2002 c.26

F12 1994 NI 15

F13 1996 NI 18

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 NI 3