Part III Other Provisions

Supplementary

32 Citation etc.

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This Act may be cited as the Administration of Justice Act 1977.

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3

Any reference in this Act to any enactment is a reference to it as amended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act.

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The enactments specified in Schedule 5 to this Act (which include enactments which were obsolete or unnecessary before the passing of this Act) shall be repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

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8

The following provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales only, namely—

  • section 1(1) and Part I of Schedule 1;

  • section 2(1) and Part I of Schedule 2;

  • sections 9 to 22;

  • section 23 and Schedule 4;

  • sections 24 to 28;

  • subsections (4) and (5) above so far as they relate to any enactment which extends to England and Wales only;

  • paragraphs 1, 3 and 10 of Schedule 3.

9

The following provisions of this Act extend to Scotland only, namely—

  • section 1(2) and Part II of Schedule 1;

  • section 2(2), and in Schedule 2, Part II and paragraph 11;

  • section 29;

  • subsections (4) and (5) above so far as they relate to any enactment which extends to Scotland only.

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12

Subsection (4) above, so far as it relates to any of the court-martial enactments, extends to any territory to which that enactment extends.

13

In subsection (12) above “the court-martial enactments” means—

  • section 102 of the M1Army Act 1955;

  • section 102 of the M2Air Force Act 1955; and

  • section 60 of the M3Naval Discipline Act 1957.