Administration of Justice Act 1970

Cited authorities 143

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Amendments 486

Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	1970 c. 31
Year	1970

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the enactments specified in Schedule 2 to this Act (^F2that is to say, the said Act of 1925 and other enactments relative to the High Court, its jurisdiction, judges, divisions and business) shall be amended as shown in that Schedule; andreferences in any other enactment or document to the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, the President of that division, the principal probate registry, the principal (or senior) probate registrar and a probate registrar shall, so far as may be necessary to preserve the effect of the enactment or document, be construed respectively as references to the Family Division and to the President, principal registry, principal registrar and a registrar of that division.(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Administration of Justice Act 1970
Part I: Courts and Judges

High Court

1: Redistribution of business among divisions of the High Court.
2: Admiralty Court.
3: Commercial Court.
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Court of Appeal

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Patents and Registered Designs Appeal Tribunals

10: Temporary additional judges.

Part II: Enforcement of Debt

Provisions restricting sanction of imprisonment

11: Restriction on power of committal under Debtors Act 1869 (c. 62).: The jurisdiction given by section 5 of the Debtors Act 1869 to commit to prison a person who makes default in payment of a debt, or instalment of a debt, due from him in pursuance of an order or judgment shall be exercisable only—
12: Restriction on magistrates’ power of committal for civil debt.
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Enforcement by attachment of earnings

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28: Other provisions for interpretation of Part II.

Supplementary

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Part III: Discovery and Related Procedures

31: Power of court to order disclosure, etc. of documents before commencement of proceedings.: On the application, in accordance with rules of court, of a person who appears to the High Court to be likely to be a party to subsequent proceedings in that court in which a claim in respect of personal injuries to a person or in respect of a person’s death is likely to be made, the High Court shall, in such circumstances as may be specified in the rules, have power to order a person who appears to the court to be likely to be a party to the proceedings and to be likely to have or to have had in his possession, custody or power any documents which are relevant to an issue arising or likely to arise out of that claim—

32: Extension of existing powers of court to order disclosure of documents,inspection of property, etc.

34: Application of ss.31 to 33 to county courts and High Court in Northern Ireland.

35: Application to Crown.

Part IV: Actions by Mortgagees for Possession

36: Additional powers of court in action by mortgagee for possession of dwelling-house.

37: Exclusive jurisdiction of county court in certain mortgage actions.
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39: Interpretation of Part IV.

Part V: Miscellaneous Provisions

40: Punishment for unlawful harassment of debtors.

41: Recovery of costs and compensation awarded by magistrates, assizes, quarter sessions, etc.

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44: Interest on judgment debts.

44A: Interest on judgment debts expressed in currencies other than sterling.

45: Removal of limit on number of county court judges assignable to a district and of certain registrars appointed jointly.

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48: Variation in rate of payments in maintenance order registered in magistrates’ court.

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51: Minor amendments of Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54).

Part VI: General

52: Financial provisions.
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54: Citation, interpretation, repeals, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCHEDULE 2 Section 1.
AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON SECTION 1

The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 (c. 33)
The Administration of Estates Act 1925 (c.23)
The Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 (c. 49)
Other amendments in Parts I to V
Amendments of references in Part VII to principal probate registry and registrar
The Supreme Court Officers (Pensions) Act 1954 (c. 38)
The Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
The Judicial Pensions Act 1959 (c. 9)
The County Courts Act 1959 (c. 22)
The County Courts Act 1959 (c.22)
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1967 (c. 56)

SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 4 Sections 11, 12 and 14.
Taxes, Social Insurance Contributions, etc. subject to Special Enforcement Provisions in Part II

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SCHEDULE 8 Section 28.
Maintenance Orders for purposes of 1958 Act and Part II of this Act

SCHEDULE 9 Section 41.
Enforcement of Orders for Costs, Compensation, etc.

Part I: Cases where Payment Enforceable as on Summary Conviction
Part II: Cases where costs enforceable summarily as civil debt

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Schedule 11 Section 54.
Enactments Repealed

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