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Part IE+W Appellate Jurisdiction
| Act | Section or Schedule |
|---|---|
| M1Inclosure and Drainage (Rates) Act 1833 | Section 3. |
| M2Ordnance Survey Act 1841 | Section 2. |
| M3Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 | Section 159. |
| M4Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 | Section 146. |
| F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| M5Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847 | Sections 185 to 190. |
| M6Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act 1860 | Section 4. |
| F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| M7Railway Rolling Stock Protection Act 1872 | Section 6. |
| . . . | . . . F2 |
| F3. . . | F3. . . |
| F4. . . | F4. . . |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| F4. . . | F4. . . |
| F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| . . . | . . . F6 |
| M8Canals Protection (London) Act 1898 | Section 5. |
| M9Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 | Section 7. |
| . . . | . . . F7 |
| M10Marine Insurance (Gambling Policies) Act 1909 | Section 1(7). |
| M11Protection of Animals Act 1911 | Section 14(1). |
| M12Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925 | Section 2(2). |
| . . . | . . . F8 |
| . . . | . . . F9 |
| M13Children and Young Persons Act 1933 | Section 55(5). |
| Section 102. | |
| . . . | . . . F10 |
| M14Public Health Act 1936 | Section 301. |
| F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| . . . | . . . F11 |
| . . . | . . . F12 |
| M15Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 | Section 15(4). |
| M16Coast Protection Act 1949 | Section 13(7). |
| National Parks and Access to the M17Countryside Act 1949 | Section 68(6). |
| F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| . . . | . . . F13 |
| . . . | . . . F14 |
| Schedule VII, 11. | |
| . . . | . . . F15 |
| . . . | . . . F16 |
| . . . | . . . F17 |
| . . . | . . . F18 |
| M18Magistrates’ Courts (Appeals from Binding Over Orders) Act 1956. | |
| F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| . . . | . . . F19 |
| F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| . . . | . . . F20 |
| M19Milford Haven Conservancy Act 1958 | Section 9(4). |
| F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| . . . | . . . F21 |
| F1... | F1... |
| . . . | . . . F22 |
| M20Obscene Publications Act 1959 | Section 3(5). |
| . . . | . . . F23 |
| F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| . . . | . . . F24 |
| F25... | F25... |
| F25... | |
| F25... | |
| . . . F26 | |
| F27... | F27... |
| M21Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 | Section 72. |
| F27... | F27... |
| M22Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 | Section 12(3). |
| [F28M23General Rate Act 1967 | Sections 7(1), 99(5), 116(1).] |
| F27... | F27... |
| M24Firearms Act 1968 | Section 44. |
| Part II of Schedule V. | |
| F27... | F27... |
| F25... | F25... |
| F25... | |
| F25... | |
| F25... | |
| F25... | |
| . . . | . . . F24 |
| F27... | F27... |
| M25Children and Young Persons Act 1969 | F29Section F30. . .. |
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 9 Pt. 1 entries repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 3}
F2Entry repealed by Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39), s. 192(4), Sch. 5 and S.I. 1983/1551, art. 5, Sch. 2
F3Sch. 9 Pt I: the entry relating to the Explosives Act 1875 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VII
F4Sch. 9 Pt. I: the entries relating to the Public Health Act 1875 and the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X Group 1
F5Sch. 9 Pt. I: the entry relating to the Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act 1878 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt XV Group 1
F6Entry repealed by Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), Sch. 11
F7Entry repealed by Weights and Measures Act 1979 (c. 45, SIF 131), s. 23(2), Sch. 7
F8Entry repealed by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30, SIF 81:1), s. 47(4), Sch. 7 Pt. IV
F9Entries repealed by Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39), Sch. 5 and Land Drainage Act 1976 (c. 70), Sch. 8
F10Entry repealed by Poisons Act 1972 (c. 66), Sch. 2
F11Entry repealed by Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11), Sch. 8
F12Entry repealed by Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5, SIF 2:3), ss. 99(3), 101(1), Sch. 13, Sch. 15 Pt. I
F13Entry repealed by Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22, SIF 4:4), s. 96(2), Sch. 6
F14Entry repealed by Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2, SIF 40:1), s. 177(3), Sch. 6
F15Entry repealed by Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 (c. 14), Sch. 2
F16Entry repealed by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43, SIF 82), s. 154(3), Sch. 9
F17Entry repealed by Cinematograph (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 33, SIF 45A), s. 10(2), Sch. 2
F18Entry repealed by Food Act 1984 (c. 30, SIF 53:1), s. 134, Sch. 11
F19Entry repealed by Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48, SIF 67A), s. 303(2), Sch. 8
F20Entry repealed by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), ss. 3(1), 5(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 4
F21Entry repealed by Foster Children Act 1980 (c. 6, SIF 20), s. 23(3), Sch. 3
F22Entry repealed by Highways Act 1980 (c. 66, SIF 59), s. 343(3), Sch. 25
F23Entry repealed by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), s. 148(3), Sch. 6
F24Entry repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), Sch. 25
F25Sch. 9 Pt. 1 entries repealed (1.9.2007) by Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19), ss. 356, 358, Sch. 17 (with ss. 352, 354); S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)
F26Words repealed by Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c. 32), Sch. 5
F27Sch. 9 Pt. 1 entries repealed (24.11.2005) by Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17), ss. 199, 201(2), Sch. 7 (with ss. 2(3), 15(2), 195); S.I. 2005/3056, arts. 1(2), 2(2) (with art. 4)
F28Entry repealed (E.W.) (for financial year beginning in or after 1990) by Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41, SIF 81:1), ss. 142, 149, Sch. 13 Pt. I (subject to any saving under s. 117(8) of the said Local Government Finance Act 1988)
F29 “Section 16(8)” in Sch. 19 Pt. I substituted (14. 10. 1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(5)(6), Sch. 13 para. 28 (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2).
F30Word in Sch. 9 Pt. I in entry relating to “Children and Young Persons Act 1969”repealed (25.8.2000) by 2000 c. 6, ss. 165, 168(1), Sch. 12 Pt. I (with Sch. 11 paras. 1, 2)
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