# Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, Paragraph 5


All forms and methods of civil and criminal procedure and practice which were heretofore in force in the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland or the Court of Criminal Appeal, and which are not inconsistent with this Act or with the rules of court, may continue to be used in the High Court and the Court of Appeal in the cases and for the purposes in and for which they were used heretofore but with such modifications as may appear necessary in consequence of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/23/schedule/6/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicature-northern-ireland-act-1978/schedule-6/paragraph-5
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