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(1)The Court of Appeal shall be a superior court of record.
(2)There shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be exercisable by the Court of Appeal—
(a)all such jurisdiction as was heretofore capable of being exercised by the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ;
(b)all such jurisdiction as was heretofore capable of being exercised by the Court of Criminal Appeal;
(c)such other jurisdiction as is conferred by this Act or as may from time to time be conferred on the Court of Appeal by any subsequent statutory provision.
(3)The Court of Criminal Appeal shall cease to exist and in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this section—
(a)any reference in any statutory provision in force before the commencement of this section to the Court of Criminal Appeal, except where it occurs in a reference to a judge or a registrar of the Court of Criminal Appeal, shall be construed as a reference to the Court of Appeal;
(b)any reference in any such statutory provision to a judge of the Court of Criminal Appeal shall be construed as a reference to a judge of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court;
(c)any reference in any such statutory provision to the registrar of the Court of Criminal Appeal shall be construed as a reference to the Master (Queen's Bench and Appeals).
(4)The generality of this section is not limited by any other provision of this Act
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