Administration of Justice Act 1920

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1. Introductory Text

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   PART I Trial of Matrimonial Causes, Trial by Jury, Admiralty Jurisdiction of High Court, and Amendments of Judicature Acts

   1. 1. Power to try matrimonial causes at assizes

   2. 2. Trial by jury in the High Court

   3. 3. Trial by jury in county courts and other inferior courts of civil jurisdiction

   4. 4. Proceedings before grand jury where defendant has admitted charge before examining justices

   5. 5. Amendment as to Admiralty jurisdiction of High Court

   6. 6. Power to make rules as to proof

   7. 7. Precedence of President of Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division

   8. 8. Ex-judges of Supreme Court empowered on request of the Lord Chancellor to sit as judges

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   PART II Reciprocal Enforcement op Judgments in the United Kingdom and in other Parts op His Majesty's Dominions

   1. 9. Enforcement in the United Kingdom of judgments obtained in superior courts in other British dominions

   2. 10. Issue of certificates of judgments obtained in the United Kingdom

   3. 11. Power to make rules

   4. 12. Interpretation

   5. 13. Power to apply Part II of Act to territories under His Majesty's protection

   6. 14. Extent of Part II of Act

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   PART III Miscellaneous

   1. 15. Questions of foreign law to be decided by judge

   2. 16. Power as to appointment of arbitrators where submission provides for three arbitrators

   3. 17. Power to grant probate to corporations

   4. 18. Amendment of law as to administration bonds

   5. 19. Fees of commissioners for oaths and registrar of solicitors

   6. 20. Power to make regulations as to enrolment of deeds

   7. 21. Short title, repeal, and application

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      SCHEDULE

      Enactments Repealed