Senior Courts Act 1981 (c. 54)

Part VI U.K. MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

Supplementary U.K.

153 Citation, commencement and extent. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court 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 Supreme Court 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 Supreme Court 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,

• section 13(1) of the M14 Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971,

• section 6(1) of the M15 Merchant Shipping Act 1974,

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 M16 Naval Prize Act 1864, the M17 Prize Courts Act 1915 and section 56 of the M18 Administration of Justice Act 1956;

• this section;

• paragraph 1 of Schedule 4.

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 1971 c. 59.

M15 1974 c. 43.

M16 1864 c. 25.

M17 1915 c. 57.

M18 1956 c. 46.