Administration of Justice Act 1970

[F1 8 U.K. In section 56 of the said Act of 1925 (allocations of business to divisions)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(b), for the words “The wardship of infants and the care of infants’ estates” substitute—

“The appointment of a guardian of a minor’s estate alone;”

(b)

after subsection (1)(b) insert—

“(bb) all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court’s probate jurisdiction otherwise than in respect of non–contentious or common form probate business”;

(c)

after subsection (2)(a) insert—

“(aa) all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court’s Admiralty jurisdiction, or its jurisdiction as a prize court;”

(d)

for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) To the Family Division—

(a) all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court’s probate jurisdiction in proceedings specified in schedule 1 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970;

(b) all causes and matters which under,or by virtue or in pursuance of, any other enactment for the time being in force are assigned to the Family Division.”]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 34(1), Sch. 2 paras. 6–9, 11–15, 18, 20 repealed (E.W.) by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37), s. 152(4), Sch. 7