Courts Act 1971 (c. 23)

Part VI U.K. Miscellaneous and Supplemental

Supplemental U.K.

59 Short title, commencement and extent. U.K.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Courts Act 1971.

(2) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) The following provisions of this Act, and no others, shall extend to Scotland—

(a) F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

(c) any provision of this Act affecting the operation of the law of Scotland in relation to courts in England and Wales,

(d) the provisions of this Act about interpretation and commencement,

(e) F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) The following provisions of this Act, and no others, shall extend to Northern Ireland—

(a) F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

(c) any provision of this Act affecting the operation of the law of Northern Ireland in relation to courts in England and Wales,

(d) the provisions of this Act about interpretation and commencement,

(e) Schedule 8 to this Act so far as it amends F7 ... section 30 of the M1 Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851.

(7) Schedule 8 to this Act shall extend to the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands so far as it amends section 13 of the M2 Indictable Offences Act 1848.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 59(2)-(4) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 3}

F2 S. 59(5)(a) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 3}

F3 S. 59(5)(b) repealed by House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24), Sch. 3

F4 S. 59(5)(e) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 3}

F5 S. 59(6)(a) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 3}

F6 S. 59(6)(b) repealed by House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24), Sch. 3 and Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25), Sch. 3 Pt. I

F7 Words in s. 59(6)(e) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), s. 1(1), {Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 3}

Marginal Citations

M1 1851 c. 93.

M2 1848 c. 42.