# British Law Ascertainment Act 1859, Section 5: Interpretation of terms.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In the construction of this Act, the word “action” shall include every judicial proceeding instituted in any court, civil, criminal, or ecclesiastical; and the words “Superior Courts” shall include, in England, the Superior Courts of Law at the Royal Courts of Justice, ... the Lords Justices, the Master of the Rolls or any Vice Chancellor, the Judge of the Court of Admiralty, the Judge Ordinary of the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, and the Judge of the Court of Probate; in Scotland, the High Court of Justiciary, and the Court of Session acting by either of its divisions; in Ireland, the Superior Courts of Law at Belfast, the Master of the Rolls, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court; and in any other part of Her Majesty’s dominions, the Superior Courts of Law or Equity therein.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/22-23/63/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-law-ascertainment-act-1859/section-5
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