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Senior Courts Act 1981
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45 General jurisdiction of Crown Court.E+W
(1)The Crown Court shall be a superior court of record.
(2)Subject to the provisions of this Act, there shall be exercisable by the Crown Court—
(a)all such appellate and other jurisdiction as is conferred on it by or under this or any other Act; and
(b)all such other jurisdiction as was exercisable by it immediately before the commencement of this Act.
(3)Without prejudice to subsection (2), the jurisdiction of the Crown Court shall include all such powers and duties as were exercisable or fell to be performed by it immediately before the commencement of this Act.
(4)Subject to section 8 of the M1Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965 (substitution in criminal cases of procedure in that Act for procedure by way of subpoena) and to any provision contained in or having effect under this Act, the Crown Court shall, in relation to the attendance and examination of witnesses, any contempt of court, the enforcement of its orders and all other matters incidental to its jurisdiction, have the like powers, rights, privileges and authority as the High Court.
(5)The specific mention elsewhere in this Act of any jurisdiction covered by subsections (2) and (3) shall not derogate from the generality of those subsections.
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