Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978

The County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 M1 U.K.

Marginal Citations

M1 1959 c. 25. (N.I.).

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Textual Amendments

F1 Entries relating to County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 25) (N.I.), ss. 3(1), 5, 6(2), 6(4)(a), 33(3)(a), 36, 38, 55, 63, 71(3), 114, 142(1), 144, 145(1), 146, 147, 152(1) repealed by S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3), art. 69(2), Sch. 3

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Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 5 Pt. II: entry relating to s. 105 repealed (15.10.2002 in regard to s. 105(3) and 3.4.2006 in regard to s. 105) by 2002 c. 26, s. 86, Sch. 13; S.R. 2002/319, art. 2, Sch.; S.R. 2006/124, art. 2, Sch.

For section 106 substitute—

“106 Salaries and allowances of judges.

(1) There shall be paid to each judge such salary as may be determined by the Lord Chancellor with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service.

(2) The salary payable to any judge shall begin from the date on which the judge takes the oaths required by section 105(3).

(3) The Lord Chancellor with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service may allow to any judge, for the purposes of defraying his travelling and subsistence expenses, such sum as appears reasonable.”.

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Textual Amendments

F3 Entries relating to County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 25) (N.I.), ss. 3(1), 5, 6(2), 6(4)(a), 33(3)(a), 36, 38, 55, 63, 71(3), 114, 142(1), 144, 145(1), 146, 147, 152(1) repealed by S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3), art. 69(2), Sch. 3

In section 116—

(a) for the words “Ministry of Finance” wherever they occur substitute the words “Minister for the Civil Service”;

(b) for the word “Minister” wherver it occurs substitute the words “Lord Chancellor”;

(c) for the word “Governor” in subsection (4) substitute the words “Lord Chancellor”.

In sections 123(2), 125(3) and 126, for the words “Ministry of Finance” wherver they occur substitute the words “Minister for the Civil Service”.

In section 132 for the word “Ministry” substitute the words “Lord Chancellor”.

For section 134 substitute—

“134 Evidence of health.

Before recommending any person to Her Majesty for appointment as a county court judge, the Lord Chancellor shall take steps to satisfy himself that that person’s health is satisfactory.”.

In section 136 for the words from the beginning to the beginning of paragraph (a) substitute the words “There shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom” and for the words “Minstry of Finance” substitute the word “Treasury”.

In section 137 for the words from “provided by” to “all expenses” substitute the words “provided by the Parliament of the United Kingdom all expenses”.

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Textual Amendments

F4 Entries relating to County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 25) (N.I.), ss. 3(1), 5, 6(2), 6(4)(a), 33(3)(a), 36, 38, 55, 63, 71(3), 114, 142(1), 144, 145(1), 146, 147, 152(1) repealed by S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3), art. 69(2), Sch. 3