An Act to consolidate with amendments the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 and other enactments relating to the Supreme Court of England and Wales and the administration of justice therein; to repeal certain obsolete or unnecessary enactments so relating; to amend Part VIII of the Mental Health Act 1959, the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968, the Arbitration Act 1979 and the law relating to county courts; and for connected purposes.
To avoid confusion, the Supreme Court Act 1981 was renamed the Senior Courts Act 1981, and all statutory references to the Supreme Court of England and Wales were amended to refer to the Senior Courts of England and Wales. The former term "Supreme Court" did not mean the 2009 Supreme Court (which, of course, did not exist in 1981), but was shorthand for the "Supreme Court of England and Wales", called before 1981 the "Supreme Court of Judicature", which comprised the "Superior Courts" (as opposed to the "Inferior Courts").
Section 75edit
The following directions have been given pursuant to section 75(1) by the Lord Chief Justice. They are titled "Classification of the business of the Crown Court and allocation to Crown Court centres":
Practice Direction [1995] 2 All ER 900, [1995] 1 WLR 1083 (26 May 1995)
Practice Direction [1998] 3 All ER 384, [1995] 1 WLR 1244, CA (30 June 1998)
Practice Direction [2000] 1 All ER 380, CA (Crim) (10 January 2000)
senior, courts, 1981, originally, named, supreme, court, 1981, parliament, united, kingdom, parliamentparliament, united, kingdomlong, titlean, consolidate, with, amendments, supreme, court, judicature, consolidation, 1925, other, enactments, relating, supreme. The Senior Courts Act 1981 c 54 originally named the Supreme Court Act 1981 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Senior Courts Act 1981Act of ParliamentParliament of the United KingdomLong titleAn Act to consolidate with amendments the Supreme Court of Judicature Consolidation Act 1925 and other enactments relating to the Supreme Court of England and Wales and the administration of justice therein to repeal certain obsolete or unnecessary enactments so relating to amend Part VIII of the Mental Health Act 1959 the Courts Martial Appeals Act 1968 the Arbitration Act 1979 and the law relating to county courts and for connected purposes Citation1981 c 54DatesRoyal assent28 July 1981Commencement1 January 1982Other legislationRepeals revokesCrown Debts Act 1541Transfer of Stock Act 1800Court Funds Act 1829Court of Probate Act 1857Chancery Amendment Act 1858Court of Probate Act 1858Admiralty Court Act 1861Attorneys and Solicitors Act 1870County Courts Act 1924Supreme Court of Judicature Consolidation Act 1925Administration of Justice Act 1928Administration of Justice Act 1932Supreme Court of Judicature Amendment Act 1935Administration of Justice Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1938Supreme Court of Judicature Amendment Act 1938Supreme Court of Judicature Amendment Act 1944Supreme Court Officers Pensions Act 1954Supreme Court of Judicature Amendment Act 1959Administration of Justice Judges and Pensions Act 1960Criminal Appeal Act 1964Criminal Appeal Act 1966Amended byCourts and Legal Services Act 1990Constitutional Reform Act 2005Status AmendedText of statute as originally enactedText of the Senior Courts Act 1981 as in force today including any amendments within the United Kingdom from legislation gov uk The Act prescribes the structure and jurisdictions of the Senior Courts of England and Wales previously known as the Superior Courts These Senior Courts comprise the Court of Appeal High Court of Justice the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Crown Court Contents 1 Change of name 2 Section 75 3 Section 84 4 ReferencesChange of name editThe Constitutional Reform Act 2005 established a new Supreme Court which on 1 October 2009 replaced the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords To avoid confusion the Supreme Court Act 1981 was renamed the Senior Courts Act 1981 and all statutory references to the Supreme Court of England and Wales were amended to refer to the Senior Courts of England and Wales The former term Supreme Court did not mean the 2009 Supreme Court which of course did not exist in 1981 but was shorthand for the Supreme Court of England and Wales called before 1981 the Supreme Court of Judicature which comprised the Superior Courts as opposed to the Inferior Courts Section 75 editThe following directions have been given pursuant to section 75 1 by the Lord Chief Justice They are titled Classification of the business of the Crown Court and allocation to Crown Court centres Practice Direction 1995 2 All ER 900 1995 1 WLR 1083 26 May 1995 Practice Direction 1998 3 All ER 384 1995 1 WLR 1244 CA 30 June 1998 Practice Direction 2000 1 All ER 380 CA Crim 10 January 2000 Section 84 editThis section replaced section 99 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Consolidation Act 1925 and section 15 of the Courts Act 1971 1 References editCivil Procedure The White Book Thomson Sweet amp Maxwell Archbold Criminal Pleading Evidence and Practice 1999 Paragraph 3 8 at page 208 nbsp This legislation in the United Kingdom or its constituent jurisdictions article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Senior Courts Act 1981 amp oldid 1154896482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
