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Introductory text

England and Wales

An Act to make further provision as respects the F1Senior Courts and county courts, judges and juries, to establish a Crown Court as part of the Senior Courts to try indictments and exercise certain other jurisdiction, to abolish courts of assize and certain other courts and to deal with their jurisdiction and other consequential matters, and to amend in other respects the law about courts and court proceedings.

[12th May 1971] I1E1

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Act: words substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 4; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(b)(d)

Commencement

I1

Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 59(2); Act wholly in force at 1. 1. 1972.

Extent

E1

For extent see s. 59(5)(6)(7).