Administration of Justice Act 1970

8 In section 56 of the said Act of 1925 (allocation of business to divisions)—

(a) in subsection (1)(b), for the words " The wardship of infants and the care of infants' estates " substitute—

“The appointment of a guardian of a minor's estate alone”;

(b) after subsection (1)(b) insert—

“(bb) all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court's probate jurisdiction otherwise than in respect of non-contentious or common form probate business”;

(c) after subsection (2)(a) insert—

“(aa) all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court's Admiralty jurisdiction, or its jurisdiction as a prize court”;

(d) for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) To the Family Division—

(a) all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court's jurisdiction in proceedings specified in Schedule 1 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970;

(b) all causes and matters which under, or by virtue or in pursuance of, any other enactment for the time being in force are assigned to the Family Division.”