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Article 2

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There are hereby transferred to the Lord Chancellor the functions conferred on the Treasury by the following enactments, namely:—

(a)

sections 29 and 30 of the Criminal Law Act 1826 (repayment of sums paid out by sheriff by way of reward or compensation);

(b)

sections 23 to 26, 28, 31 and 33 of the Fines Act 1833 (receipt of fines etc. and accounts, and power to stay process); and

(c)

sections 21 and 22 of the Sheriffs Act 1887 (allowance or repayment of sums claimed by sheriff, and audit of his accounts).