SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Amendments relating to jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

Part 1Jurisdiction transferred from the House of Lords

Administration of Justice Act 1969 (c. 58)

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(1)

The Administration of Justice Act 1969 is amended as follows.

(2)

Part 2 is renamed “Appeal from High Court to Supreme Court”.

(3)

In section 12 (grant of certificate by trial judge) for “House of Lords” in each place substitute “ Supreme Court ”.

(4)

In section 13 (leave to appeal to House of Lords)—

(a)

in the sidenote and subsection (1) for “House of Lords” in each place substitute “ Supreme Court ”.

(b)

In subsection (2) for “House of Lords” and “House” in each place substitute “ Supreme Court ”;

(c)

omit subsection (4).

(5)

Omit section 14 (appeal where leave granted).

(6)

In section 15 (cases excluded from s 12) in subsection (2)(b) for “House of Lords” substitute “ Supreme Court ”.