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				<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/notes/division/19/3</dc:identifier><dc:subject>Courts of law</dc:subject><dc:subject>Crown courts</dc:subject><dc:subject>County courts</dc:subject><dc:subject>Executive agencies</dc:subject><dc:subject>Justice system</dc:subject><dc:title>Explanatory Notes to Courts Act 2003</dc:title><dc:creator>Department for Constitutional Affairs</dc:creator><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2020-04-20</dc:modified>
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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2003" Number="0039">Courts Act 2003</Citation></Title>
<Number>39</Number>
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<DateText>20 November 2003</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00535" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39/section/110" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-110">Section 110</CitationSubRef>: Commencement</Title>
<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00537" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39/section/111" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-111">Section 111</CitationSubRef>: Extent</Title>
<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00539" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39/section/112" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-112">Section 112</CitationSubRef>: Short title</Title>
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<Text><CitationSubRef id="c00541" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39/section/110" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-110">Section 110</CitationSubRef> provides for the Lord Chancellor to order commencement dates for provisions in the Act.  By virtue of section 111, provisions in the Courts Act extend only to England and Wales, subject to subsections (2) and (3) which contain exceptions.  The Short title of the Act is  the Courts Act 2003, by virtue of section 112.</Text>
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