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The Admiralty Jurisdiction (St. Helena and its Dependencies) Order 1969

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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Admiralty Jurisdiction (St. Helena and its Dependencies) Order 1969.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the date appointed by the Governor of St. Helena and its Dependencies for the commencement of the St. Helena Supreme Court Order 1969(1).

Admiralty jurisdiction of Supreme Court of St. Helena

2.  The Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act 1890 shall, in relation to the Supreme Court of St. Helena, have effect as if for the reference in subsection (2) of section 2 thereof to the Admiralty jurisdiction of the High Court in England there were substituted a reference to the Admiralty jurisdiction of that court as defined by section 1 of the Administration of Justice Act 1956 subject to the adaptations and modifications of the said section 1 that are specified in the First Schedule to this Order.

Application of provisions of Administration of Justice Act 1956

3.  The provisions of sections 3, 4, 6 , 7 and 8 of Part I of the Administration of Justice Act 1956 shall extend to St. Helena and its Dependencies with the adaptations and modifications that are specified in the Second Schedule to this Order.

Revocation of existing Order

4.  The Admiralty Jurisdiction (St. Helena) Order 1964(2) is hereby revoked.

W. G. Agnew

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