# Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, Section 30: High Court to have exclusive original jurisdiction in admiralty.


The High Court shall, subject to section 46(3), have exclusive original jurisdiction in admiralty and, accordingly, a county court shall not have jurisdiction to hear any admiralty cause or matter and the admiralty jurisdiction conferred on the Court of the Recorder of Belfast by section 55 of, and Part I of Schedule 1 to, the Administration of Justice Act 1956 is hereby abolished.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/23/section/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicature-northern-ireland-act-1978/section-30
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