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32 1953

COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT, 1953

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Short title and collective citation.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Courts of Justice Act, 1953.

(2) The Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Courts of Justice Acts, 1924 to 1953.

Interpretation.

2. —(1) In this Act—

the Act of 1924” means the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 (No. 10 of 1924);

the Act of 1926” means the Court Officers Act, 1926 (No. 27 of 1926);

the Act of 1936” means the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 (No. 48 of 1936);

the Act of 1946” means the Courts of Justice (District Court) Act, 1946 (No. 21 of 1946);

the Acts” means the Courts of Justice Acts, 1924 to 1949;

justice” means a justice of the District Court;

the Minister” means the Minister for Justice.

(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Acts.

Repeals.

3. —(1) The enactments specified in Part I of the Schedule are, to the extent specified in column (3), hereby repealed.

(2) The enactment specified in Part II of the Schedule is, to the extent specified in column (3), hereby repealed with effect from the commencement of the order made under section 16 of this Act.

(3) The enactments specified in Part III of the Schedule are, to the extent specified in column (3), hereby repealed with effect from the commencement of the orders made under section 21 and section 22 of this Act.