Section 16 Application of Part II to Northern Ireland.
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
In the application of this Part of this Act to Northern Ireland—
“the Court of Appeal” means Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland;
“the High Court” means the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland;
“statutory instrument” includes an instrument made under an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;
for the references in section 12(2) to F1section 3 of the Judicature Act 1925 there shall be substituted a reference to sections 6 and 7 of the M1Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978; and
for the reference in section 15(2)(a) to the M2Matrimonial Causes Act 1965 there shall be substituted a reference to the M3Matrimonial Causes Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 or any enactment re-enacting that Act (whether with or without modifications).
In the application of this Part of this Act to Northern Ireland, section 12 has effect as if—
in subsection (1)(a) there were omitted “or that the conditions in subsection (3A) (“the alternative conditions”) are satisfied in relation to those proceedings”;
after subsection (1)(b) there were inserted
“, and
(c)that all the parties to the proceedings consent to the grant of a certificate under this section,”;
subsection (3A) were omitted.
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words substituted by Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23, SIF 38), s. 122(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II(1), Sch. 6 para. 13
- F2
S. 16(1A) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 63(4), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 52 (with Sch. 2 para. 2)
- F3
S. 16(2) repealed by Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23), s. 123(2), Sch. 7
Marginal citations
- M1
- M2
- M3
Notes on Part II
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 2 heading substituted (1.10.2009) by virtue of Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 40(4), 148(1), Sch. 9 para. 20(2); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
Modifications
- C1
Pt. II applied by Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9), s. 56(8)