# The Admiralty Jurisdiction (Gibraltar) Order 1987, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that the Supreme Court of Gibraltar, which is a Colonial Court of Admiralty, shall have the like Admiralty jurisdiction as that of the High Court in England, as defined by section 20 of the Supreme Court Act 1981, with certain modifications. It also extends certain of the provisions contained in Part II of that Act to Gibraltar.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1263/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/admiralty-jurisdiction-gibraltar-order-1987/note
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