Administration of Justice Act 1977
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1977 c. 38 |
(1) The amendments specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of enabling the rates of the sums whose payment is provided for by the enactments mentioned in that Part of that Schedule (which extend to England and Wales only) to be determined administratively.(2) The amendments specified in Part II of that Schedule shall have effect for the purpose of enabling the rates of the sums whose payment is provided for by the enactments mentioned in that Part of that Schedule (which extend to Scotland only) to be determined administratively.(3) Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect in relation to the enforcement in one part of the United Kingdom of maintenance orders made in another part. (1) The provisions specified in subsection (2) below shall cease to have effect.section 57(2) (measure of damages for bills dishonoured abroad) , andsection 72(4) (rate of exchange) , andsection 2(3) of the section 1(3) of the Article 3(2) of the (3) The provisions specified in subsection (2) (a) above shall continue to have effect in relation to bills drawn before the coming into force of this section.(4) The provisions specified in subsection (2) (b) above shall continue to have effect in relation to judgments and awards registered before the coming into force of this section.(1) The following section shall be inserted after section 33 of the Without prejudice to section 31 above, where an appellant who is not in custody appears before the Appeal Court either on the hearing of his appeal or in any preliminary or incidental proceedings, the Appeal Court may direct the Secretary of State to pay him the expenses of his appearance.(2) In section 34(2) of that Act (reference of cases by Service authorities) , for the words “other than those of sections 31 and 32” there shall be substituted the words “ other than that of section 32 ” .(3) (4) In section 47(3) of that Act (costs on appeals to the House of Lords) , for the words from the beginning to “accused”, in the first place where it occurs, there shall be substituted the words “ On determining an appeal from the Appeal Court, ” .(1) A receiver appointed under the law of any part of the United Kingdom in respect of the whole or part of any property or undertaking of a company and in consequence of the company having created a charge which, as created, was a floating charge may exercise his powers in any other part of the United Kingdom so far as their exercise is not inconsistent with the law applicable there.(2) In subsection (1) above “receiver” includes a manager and a person who is appointed both receiver and manager.
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