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Courts Act 2003, Cross Heading: Senior Courts Act 1981 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1Senior Courts Act 1981]U.K.

Textual Amendments

259(1)Amend section 8 (the Crown Court) as follows.U.K.

(2)For subsection (2), substitute—

(2)A justice of the peace is not disqualified from acting as a judge of the Crown Court merely because the proceedings are not at a place within the local justice area to which he is assigned or because the proceedings are not related to that area in any other way.

F2(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

260U.K.In section 9(6A) (Circuit judge and Recorder not to exercise powers of single judge), after “31” insert “ , 31B, 31C ”.

F3261U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

262U.K.In—

(a)section 125 (copies of wills and grants),

(b)section 126(1) (depositaries for wills of living persons), and

(c)section 134(2) (right to inspect power of attorney on payment of the prescribed fee),

for “the prescribed fee” substitute “ the fee prescribed by an order under section 92 of the Courts Act 2003 (fees) ”.

263U.K.Omit section 130 (fees to be taken in [F4Senior Courts]).

264U.K.Omit sections 138, 138A and 138B (effect of writs of execution against goods).

265U.K.In section 151(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “prescribed”, omit paragraph (b) and “and” before it.

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