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Extent Information

E1Pt. VI applies to Scotland only to the extent specified in s. 48

Part VII U.K. Miscellaneous

Official referee’s businessU.K.

59 Official referee’s business. U.K.

(1)In subsection (1)(a) of section 68 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (by virtue of which the Lord Chancellor may nominate Circuit judges to deal with official referee’s business) for the words “of the Circuit judges” there shall be substituted the words “ Circuit judges, deputy Circuit judges or recorders ”.

(2)Accordingly—

(a)the word “ persons ” shall be substituted—

(i)for the words “Circuit judges” in subsection (5) and (6) of that section; and

(ii)for the word “judges”, in the second place where it occurs in subsection (6); and

(b)the word “ person ” shall be substituted for the words “Circuit judge” in subsection (7).

(3)In subsection (4) of section 24 of the M1Courts Act 1971 (deputy Circuit judges and assistant Recorders) for the words “as regards any” there shall be substituted the words “ in the case of a deputy Circuit judge, as regards ”.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1The text of s. 4, 6(1)(2), 14(1)(2)(4), 15(1)(3)(6), 16–19, 28(7), 34, 35, 49–54, 56–59, 61, 63–67, 69(1)(2), 70, 72(1), 75, Sch. 1 Pts. I, III, IV, Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 7, Sch. 4 Pt. I, Sch. 6 paras. 2–9, Sch. 7 Pts. I, II, Sch. 7 Pt. III paras 2, 3, Sch. 8, Sch. 9 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

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