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England and Wales

  1. 54Court of civil division.
  2. 55Court of criminal division.
  3. 56Judges not to sit on appeal from their own judgments, etc.
  4. 56ACircuit judges not to sit on certain appeals.
  5. 56BAllocation of cases in criminal division.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act: "The Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54) may be cited as the Senior Courts Act 1981" (1.10.2009) by virtue of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 1(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)

F2

Act: words substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 26(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)