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Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978

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22Extension of supervisory powers of High Court 23. Declaratory judgments

(1)Any statutory provision to the effect that any order or determination shall not be called into question in any court, or which by similar words excludes any of the powers of the High Court, shall not operate so as to—

(a)prevent the removal of the proceedings into the High Court by order of certiorari; or

(b)prejudice the powers of the High Court to make orders of mandamus.

(2)This section does not apply to—

(a)section 26 of the [1948 c. 56.] British Nationality Act 1948;

(b)any statutory provision specially authorising applications to the High Court within a time limited by that provision ; or

(c)a statutory provision passed or made on or after 1st August 1958.

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