Admiralty jurisdiction
30High Court to have exclusive original jurisdiction in admiralty
The High Court shall, subject to section 46(3), have exclusive original jurisdiction in admiralty and, accordingly, a county court shall not have jurisdiction to hear any admiralty cause or matter and the admiralty jurisdiction conferred on the Court of the Recorder of Belfast by section 55 of, and Part I of Schedule 1 to, the [1956 c. 46.] Administration of Justice Act 1956 is hereby abolished.