Courts Act 1971

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The Courts Act 1971 is a key piece of UK legislation that reorganized the court system in England and Wales, notably establishing the modern Crown Court structure.

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Courts Act 1971 canonical 3
Courts Act 1971 (as amended) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom legislation
abolished assizes
quarter sessions
amendedBy Courts Act 2003
Crime and Courts Act 2013
appliesTo England
Wales
category English criminal law
United Kingdom constitutional and administrative law
citation 1971 c. 23
country United Kingdom
createdCourt Crown Court of England and Wales
surface form: Crown Court
createdOffice circuit judge
recorder (part-time judge)
established unified Crown Court structure
governs jurisdiction of county courts (as originally enacted)
organisation of the Crown Court
hasEffectOn allocation of judicial business between courts
criminal procedure in England and Wales
hasSectionOn Crown Court jurisdiction
appointment of circuit judges
court circuits
recorders
implementedRecommendationOf Beeching Commission on Assizes and Quarter Sessions
introducedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
isKeyFor modern structure of the Crown Court in England and Wales
jurisdiction England and Wales
language English
legalStatus in force as amended
legalSystem common law
legislativeArea administration of justice
longTitle An Act to make further provision as respects the courts
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
partOf reform of the courts of England and Wales
region England and Wales
reorganized court system of England and Wales
replaced historic local criminal courts structure
royalAssentDate 1971-07-28
shortTitle Courts Act 1971 self-link
subjectMatter courts administration
criminal courts
judicial system
transferredJurisdictionTo Crown Court of England and Wales
surface form: Crown Court
typeOfReform structural reorganisation of courts
yearEnacted 1971

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Recorder governingLaw Courts Act 1971
subject surface form: Recorder (judge)
this entity surface form: Courts Act 1971 (as amended)
Courts Act 1971 shortTitle Courts Act 1971 self-link