SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9Amendments relating to jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
Part 1Jurisdiction transferred from the House of Lords
Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23)
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1
The Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 is amended as follows.
2
Part 3 is renamed “The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court”.
3
In section 35 (appeals to Court of Appeal from High Court) in subsection (5) for “House of Lords” substitute “
Supreme Court
”
.
4
In section 41 (appeals to the House of Lords in other criminal matters)—
a
in the sidenote and in subsection (1) for “House of Lords” substitute “
Supreme Court
”
;
b
in subsection (2) for “the House of Lords” in each place and “that House” substitute “
the Supreme Court
”
;
c
omit subsection (3);
d
in subsections (4) and (6) for “House of Lords” substitute “
Supreme Court
”
.
5
In section 42 (appeals to the House of Lords in civil cases)—
a
in the sidenote and in subsections (1) and (2) for “House of Lords” substitute “
Supreme Court
”
;
b
omit subsections (3), (4) and (5).
6
In section 43 (appeals to House of Lords from High Court) and in the sidenote for that section, for “House of Lords” in each place substitute “
Supreme Court
”
.
7
In section 44 (appeal in cases of contempt of court)—
a
in subsection (2)(b) for “House of Lords” substitute “
Supreme Court
”
;
b
in subsection (4) for “the House of Lords” and for “that House” substitute “
the Supreme Court
”
.
8
In Schedule 1 (appeals to House of Lords in certain criminal matters)—
a
in the title to the Schedule, for “House of Lords” substitute “
Supreme Court
”
;
b
in paragraphs 1 and 3 to 5 for “the House of Lords” and “that House” in each place substitute “the Supreme Court”, and in paragraph 1(2) for “that court” substitute “
the court below
”
;
c
in paragraph 6—
i
for “an order of the House of Lords” substitute “
Supreme Court Rules
”
;
ii
for “that House” substitute “
the Supreme Court
”
.