Administration of Justice Act 1964

United Kingdom legislation
Administration of Justice Act 1964[1]
Long titleAn Act to make provision with respect to the administration of justice in the metropolitan area; to provide for a lieutenant and deputy lieutenants for Greater London; to make fresh provision with respect to the indemnification of justices and their clerks, recorders and clerks of the peace; to make minor amendments of the law relating to the administration of justice in England and Wales and an amendment of section 8 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1949 extending to Scotland; and for connected purposes.
Citation1964 c. 42
Dates
Royal assent10 June 1964
Commencement1 April 1965
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Relates toLondon Government Act 1963
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Administration of Justice Act 1964[1] (c. 42) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reorganised the judicial arrangements in the Greater London area to reflect major local government changes. Among the provisions of the act, which came into force on 1 April 1965, were the creation of the offices of Lord Lieutenant of Greater London and High Sheriff of Greater London.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 41(1) of this act.
  2. ^ "Administration of Justice Bill". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 2 December 1963. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
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