Stannaries Court (Abolition) Act 1896

1 Abolition of Vice-Warden's Court.

(1) On the commencement of this Act the Court of the Vice-Warden of the Stannaries shall cease to exist, except for the purpose of continuing and concluding proceedings pending in that court at that date, and as from that date all jurisdiction and powers of the said court and its officers shall, except as aforesaid, be transferred to and vested in such of the county courts as the Lord Chancellor may by order direct, and be exercised subject to and in accordance with rules of court for regulating the procedure in county courts.

(2) Provision may be made by order of the Lord Chancellor—

(a) for determining by, to, or before what officer, or in what office, may be done anything required to be done by, to, or before any officer or in any office of the said court of the Vice-Warden;

(b) for transferring to a county court any proceedings pending in the said court at the commencement of this Act;

(c) for determining the place of sitting for the exercise of any jurisdiction transferred by this Act;

(d) with respect to the use and disposal of any property which at the commencement of this Act is held for the use of the said court or of any officer of the said court, and of any room or building which at that date is appropriated for the use of the said court or of the Vice-Warden, officers, and suitors thereof; and

(e) with respect to the custody of any records which at that date are under the custody of the said court.