Part VI Application of Act and Supplemental Provisions
Application to different countries
213 Application to Northern Ireland.
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The provisions of this section shall have effect for the purpose of the application of this Act to Northern Ireland.
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References in subsection (2) of section one hundred and twenty-five and in subsection (1) of section one hundred and twenty-eight to the M2Capital Punishment Amendment Act 1868, or to any provision of that Act F4 shall F4 be construed as references to that Act or provision as in force from time to time in Northern Ireland F4, and, accordingly, references in the said subsections to the sheriff shall be construed as references to the under-sheriff.
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References in subsection (2) of section one hundred and twenty-eight to F5the Coroners Acts 1887 to 1926F5the Coroners Act 1988, shall be construed as references to section thirty-nine of the M3Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953; and that section as applied in relation to any such premises as are mentioned in the said subsection (2) shall have effect subject to the necessary modifications.
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Where a financial penalty enforcement order has been registered under section 133A above by a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland in respect of any person, a justice of the peace may issue a summons to that person requiring him to appear before the court which registered that penalty or a warrant for the arrest of that person.
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Where a person appears before a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland in pursuance of a summons or warrant issued under subsection (5A) above, the court may exercise the like powers as are conferred on it by F7Part IX of the M4Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (satisfaction and enforcement of orders).
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A financial penalty enforcement order shall be registered in Northern Ireland under section 133A above in accordance with Magistrates’ Courts Rules.
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F96A
The reference in section 151A(1) to any judgment or order enforceable by a court in the United Kingdom shall include a reference to a judgment enforceable by the Enforcement of Judgments Office.
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In Part IV of this Act references to a local authority shall be construed as references to a F10Health and Social Services Board established under the M5Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, references to the Minister of Housing and Local Government shall be construed as references to the F11Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, and references to a chief officer of police shall be construed as references to a F11chief superintendent of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or any other officer having a rank equivalent to chief superintendent.
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For the reference in subsection (3) of section two hundred and three to a bankrupt’s trustee in bankruptcy there shall be substituted a reference to an assignee in bankruptcy.