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SCHEDULE 9 U.K.Amendments relating to jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

Part 1 U.K.Jurisdiction transferred from the House of Lords

Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42) U.K.

66 (1) The Human Rights Act 1998 is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In section 4 (declaration of incompatibility) in subsection (5) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) the Supreme Court;”.

(3) In section 5 (right of Crown to intervene) in subsections (4) and (5) for “House of Lords” in each case substitute “ Supreme Court ”.

(4) In section 6 (acts of public authorities) omit subsection (4).