Senior Courts Act 1981

153 Citation, commencement and extent. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the [F1 Senior Courts] Act 1981.

(2) This Act, except the provisions mentioned in subsection (3), shall come into force on 1st January 1982; and references to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as references to the beginning of that day.

(3) Sections 72, 143 and 152(2) and this section shall come into force on the passing of this Act.

(4) In this Act—

(a) the following provisions extend to Scotland, namely—

• section 80(3);

• section 152(4) and Schedule 7, so far as they relate to the M1 Admiralty Court Act 1861;

(b) the following provisions extend to Northern Ireland so far as they relate to the M2 Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975, namely—

• section 152(1) and Schedule 5;

• section 152(3) and paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 6;

(c) the following provisions extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland, namely—

• section 36;

• sections 132 and 134(3);

• section 152(1) and Schedule 5, so far as they amend—

  (i)

  references to section 49 of the M3 [F1 Senior Courts] of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925,

  (ii)

  the M4 House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, and

  (iii)

  section 4 of the M5 Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975;

• section 152(3) and paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 6, so far as they relate to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975;

• section 152(4) and Schedule 7, so far as they relate to—

  (i)

  provisions of the M6 [F1 Senior Courts] of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 which extend throughout the United Kingdom,

  (ii)

  the M7 Evidence and Powers of Attorney Act 1940, and

  (iii)

  section 57(3)(a) of the M8 Courts Act 1971;

(d) section 145 extends to any place to which the M9 Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 extends, and section 152(1) and (4) and Schedules 5 and 7, so far as they relate to any of the following enactments, namely—

• M10 Army Act 1955,

• M11 Air Force Act 1955,

• section 9(2) of, and Part II of Schedule 1 to, the M12 Criminal Appeal Act 1966,

• Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968,

• M13 Hovercraft Act 1968,

• F2 . . .

extend to any place to which that enactment extends;

but, save as aforesaid, the provisions of this Act, other than those mentioned in subsection (5), extend to England and Wales only.

(5) The provisions of this Act whose extent is not restricted by subsection (4) are—

• section 27;

• section 150;

• section 151(1);

• section 152(4) and Schedule 7 as far as they relate to the M14 Naval Prize Act 1864, the M15 Prize Courts Act 1915 and section 56 of the M16 Administration of Justice Act 1956;

• this section;

• paragraph 1 of Schedule 4.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 153 substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 26(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)

F2 Words in s. 153(4)(d) repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(1), 316(2), Sch.12 (with ss. 312(1), Sch. 14 para. 1)

Marginal Citations

M1 1861 c. 10.

M2 1975 c. 25.

M3 1925 c. 49.

M4 1975 c. 24.

M5 1975 c. 34.

M6 1925 c. 49.

M7 1940 c. 28.

M8 1971 c. 23.

M9 1968 c. 20.

M10 1955 c. 18.

M11 1955 c. 19.

M12 1966 c. 31.

M13 1968 c. 59.

M14 1864 c. 25.

M15 1915 c. 57.

M16 1956 c. 46.