Senior Courts Act 1981
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The Senior Courts Act 1981 is a key piece of UK legislation that organizes and defines the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of the senior courts of England and Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senior Courts Act 1981 canonical | 19 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
UK constitutional statute ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
ⓘ
Courts Act 2003 ⓘ Crime and Courts Act 2013 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1982-01-01 ⓘ |
| category |
United Kingdom civil procedure law
ⓘ
United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ United Kingdom criminal procedure law ⓘ |
| collectiveNameFor | Senior Courts of England and Wales ⓘ |
| containsPart |
provisions on practice and procedure
ⓘ
provisions on the Court of Appeal ⓘ provisions on the Crown Court ⓘ provisions on the High Court ⓘ provisions on the jurisdiction of the senior courts ⓘ supplementary provisions ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines |
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
ⓘ
Crown Court of England and Wales ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Court
High Court of Justice of England and Wales ⓘ
surface form:
High Court of Justice
|
| governs |
jurisdiction of the senior courts of England and Wales
ⓘ
procedure of the senior courts of England and Wales ⓘ structure of the senior courts of England and Wales ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force with amendments ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the Supreme Court of Judicature and to county courts and to matters connected therewith ⓘ |
| originalName | Supreme Court Act 1981 ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | 1980–81 ⓘ |
| partiallySuperseded | Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appeals to the Court of Appeal
ⓘ
appointment of judges of the senior courts ⓘ distribution of business in the High Court ⓘ sittings and circuits of the Crown Court ⓘ |
| regulates |
allocation of business between divisions of the High Court
ⓘ
composition of the Court of Appeal ⓘ composition of the Crown Court ⓘ composition of the High Court ⓘ |
| renamedBy | Constitutional Reform Act 2005 ⓘ |
| renamedTo | Senior Courts Act 1981 self-link ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1981-07-28 ⓘ |
| sectionDefines |
section 1 defines the Senior Courts of England and Wales
ⓘ
section 2 defines the Court of Appeal ⓘ section 3 defines the High Court ⓘ section 4 defines the Crown Court ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Senior Courts Act 1981 self-link ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1981 ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dame Justice
subject surface form:
Queen’s Remembrancer
subject surface form:
Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
subject surface form:
Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales