Administration of Justice Act 1964

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1964 c. 42
(1) (2) In paragraph 15 of the said Schedule 2 for any reference to a justice or justices of the peace for the county of London there shall be substituted a reference to a lay justice or justices for the inner London area.(3) The functions of the Secretary of State under the said Part II with respect to the nomination or selection of the chairmen and other members of the F7youth courts shall be transferred to the Lord Chancellor, and accordingly for any reference to the Secretary of State in paragraphs 15, 16 and 18 of the said Schedule 2 there shall be substituted a reference to the Lord Chancellor.(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) For Greater London other than the City a sheriff, who shall be known as the sheriff of Greater London, shall be appointed in accordance with the enactments and customs applied by the following provisions of this section F11and an under-sheriff shall be so appointed for each area of Greater London (not including any part of the City) specified by the Lord Chancellor by order; and an order under this subsection shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.for the purposes of the any enactment not contained in the said Act of 1887 or the F12M2House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 shall apply to the sheriff of Greater London as if Greater London other than the City were a county and shall apply to the under-sheriff of any F13area specified by virtue of subsection (1) of this section as if that area were a county;any reference in any enactment to the sheriff of the county of London or of Middlesex shall be construed as a reference to the sheriff of Greater London.(3) Paragraphs (a) in sections 7(1) , 17, 23(3) and 26(1) any reference to a county shall be construed as a reference to Greater London;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .the documents required by sections 6(3) , 23(1) and 30 to be sent to the clerk of the peace F18shall be sent to the officer specified by the Lord Chancellor by order made by statutory instrument..

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