Army Act 1955 (repealed)

215 Application to Northern Ireland.F13 U.K.

(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect for the purpose of the application of this Act toNorthern Ireland.

(2) F1 all fines imposed in proceedings taken before a court of summary jurisdictionin Northern Ireland shall be dealt with in the manner provided by section twenty of the M1 Administration of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

(3)

F2 (4) References in subsection (2) of section one hundred and twenty-five and in subsection (1) of sectionone hundred and twenty-eight to the M2 Capital Punishment Amendment Act 1868, or to anyprovision of that Act F3 shall F3 be construed as references to that Act or provision as in force from time totime in Northern Ireland F3 , and, accordingly, references in the said subsections to the sheriff shallbe construed as references to the under-sheriff.

(5) References in subsection (2) of section one hundred and twenty-eight to [F4 the Coroners Acts 1887 to 1926][F4 the Coroners Act 1988], shall be construed as references to section thirty-nine of the M3 Prison Act(Northern Ireland) 1953; and that section as applied in relation to any such premises as are mentioned inthe said subsection (2) shall have effect subject to the necessary modifications.

[F5 (5A) Where a financial penalty enforcement order has been registered under section 133A above by a court ofsummary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland in respect of any person, a justice of the peace may issue asummons to that person requiring him to appear before the court which registered that penalty or a warrantfor the arrest of that person.

(5B) Where a person appears before a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland in pursuance of asummons or warrant issued under subsection (5A) above, the court may exercise the like powers as areconferred on it by [F6 Part IX of the M4 Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland)Order 1981] (satisfaction and enforcement of orders).

(5C) A financial penalty enforcement order shall be registered in Northern Ireland under section 133A abovein accordance with Magistrates’ Courts Rules.]

F7 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F8 (6A) The reference in section 151A(1) to any judgment or order enforceable by a court in the United Kingdomshall include a reference to a judgment enforceable by the Enforcement of Judgments Office.]

(7) In Part IV of this Act references to a local authority shall be construed as references to a [F9 Health and Social Services Board established under the M5 Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972] references to the Minister of Housing and Local Government shall be construed as references to the [F10 Department of Health and Social Services] for Northern Ireland, and references to a chief officer of police shall be construed as referencesto a [F10 chief superintendent of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or any other officer having arank equivalent to chief superintendent].

(8) For the reference in section one hundred and seventy-three to section thirty-five of the M6 Road Traffic Act 1930, there shall be substituted a reference to section [F10 75 of the M7 Road Traffic Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 or anycorresponding enactment for the time being in force in Northern Ireland].

(9) For the reference in subsection (4) of section one hundred and eighty-seven to [F11 the M8 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980], there shall be substituted a reference to the Summary Jurisdiction Acts (Northern Ireland) and therules made thereunder.

(10) For the reference in subsection (3) of section two hundred and three to a bankrupt’s trustee inbankruptcy there shall be substituted a reference to an assignee in bankruptcy.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Northern Ireland Act 1962 (c. 30), Sch. 4 Pt. IV

F2 S. 215(3) repealed by S.I. 1973/2163, Sch. 6

F3 Words repealed by Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973 (c. 53), Sch. 5

F4 Words “the Coroners Act 1988" substituted (E.W.) for words “the Coroners Acts 1887to 1926" by Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13, SIF 33), s. 36(1), Sch. 3 para. 8

F5 S. 215(5A)—(5C) inserted by Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52), s. 16, Sch. 8 para. 4(1)

F6 Words substituted by S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I.26), Sch. 6 para. 8

F7 S. 215(6) repealed (N.I.) (4.11.1996) by S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2), art. 185(2), Sch. 10; S.R. 1996/297, art. 2(2)

F8 S. 215(6A) inserted by S.I. 1979/298, art. 2

F9 Words substituted by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973/256, Sch. 2

F10 Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1976 (c. 52), Sch. 9 para. 8

F11 Words substituted by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), Sch. 7 para. 12

F12 S. 215(11) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch. 1 Pt. I

Marginal Citations

M1 1954 c. 9(N.I.)

M2 1868 c. 24.

M3 1953 c. 18 (N.I.)

M4 S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)

M5 S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I.14)

M6 1930 c.43.

M7 1970 c. 2 (N.I.)

M8 1980 c. 43.

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F13 Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2