Bail Act 2000 (2000 No 38)
In section 3, definition of District Court, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 3, definition of Registrar, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 15(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 33(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 33(5), replace “a District Court or Registrar”
with “the District Court or a Registrar”
.
In section 35(2)(a), replace “a District Court, Registrar, or Police employee”
with “the District Court, a Registrar, or a Police employee”
.
In section 35(2)(a), replace “before a District Court”
with “before the District Court”
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In section 37(7)(a), replace “a District Court, a judicial officer or Registrar of a District Court”
with “the District Court, a judicial officer or Registrar of the District Court”
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In section 38, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
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In section 39(6)(a), replace “a District Court, Registrar, or Police employee”
with “the District Court, a Registrar, or a Police employee”
.
In section 40(5), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 41(1), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 41(2), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 41(4), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 42(3), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 42(6), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 43(1), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 43(3), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 43(3)(a), replace “the District Court to which the appeal was made, the Registrar of that court”
with “the District Court, the Registrar of the office of the court at the place where the appeal was determined”
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In section 43(3)(b), replace “the District Court to which the appeal was made, the Registrar of the District Court appealed from”
with “the District Court, the Registrar of the office of the District Court at the place where the appeal was determined”
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In section 43(4), replace “the District Court”
with “the office of the District Court at the place where the appeal was determined”
.
In section 46(3)(b), replace “the District Court appealed from”
with “the office of the District Court at the place where the decision appealed from was made”
.
In section 46(4), replace “the District Court appealed from”
with “the office of the District Court at the place where the decision appealed from was made”
.
In section 47(4), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 51(1), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 53(1)(b), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 53(3), replace “the District Court dealing with the appeal”
with “the District Court at the place where the appeal is being dealt with”
.
In section 56, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Care of Children Act 2004 (2004 No 90)
In section 7A(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
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In section 25(1), replace “the Registrar of a Family Court”
with “a Registrar of the Family Court”
.
In section 30(2), replace “A Family Court”
with “The Family Court”
.
In section 30(3), replace “to a Family Court”
with “to the Family Court”
.
In section 34(3), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
in each place.
In section 35(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 53(1), replace “to a court if it is a Family Court”
with “if the Family Court is”
.
In section 58, definition of approved provider, paragraph (a)(iii), replace “Family Courts”
with “Family Court”
.
In section 72(2), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 73(2), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 74(3), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 77(1), replace “or of a District Court”
with “or of the District Court”
.
In section 77B(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 81(1), replace “the Registrar of a District Court”
with “a Registrar of the District Court”
.
In section 81(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 88, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 101(1), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 101(2), replace “Every Family Court and every District Court has the jurisdiction, and has”
with “The Family Court and the District Court have the jurisdiction, and have”
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In section 117(3), replace “of a District Court”
with “of the District Court”
.
In section 118(4), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 119(1), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 121(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 123(3), replace “a District Court or a Family Court”
with “the District Court or the Family Court”
.
In section 125(1), replace “in a Family Court”
with “in the Family Court”
.
In section 125(1)(a), replace “no Family Court has”
with “the Family Court does not have”
.
In section 125(4), replace “before a District Court”
with “before the District Court”
.
In section 127(3)(a), replace “the Registrar of the Family Court”
with “the Registrar of the office of the Family Court”
.
In section 127(5), replace “the Registrar of the Family Court”
with “a Registrar of the Family Court”
.
In section 135B(2), replace “section 113 or 123 of the District Courts Act 1947 or section 100A of the Judicature Act 1908”
with “section 219 or 230 of the District Court Act 2016 or section 156 of the Senior Courts Act 2016”
.
In section 139, replace “Family Courts”
with “Family Court”
.
Replace section 143(4) with:
(4)
The High Court Rules 2016 and sections 125 to 130 of the District Court Act 2016, with all necessary modifications, apply to an appeal under this section as if it were an appeal under section 124 of that Act.
In section 143(5), replace “section 74(1) of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 126(1) of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 145(1)(b), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 146(2), replace “the Family Courts Act 1980”
with “the Family Court Act 1980”
.
In section 146(2), replace “of Family Courts”
with “of the Family Court”
.
In section 146(4), replace “section 122 of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 228 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
Child Support Act 1991 (1991 No 142)
In section 2(1), replace the definition of Family Court with:
Family Court means the division of the District Court known, in accordance with section 4 of the Family Court Act 1980, as the Family Court
In section 2(1), definition of step-parent, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
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In section 93(c), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 95(3), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 97, replace “District Courts, and Family Courts”
with “the District Court, and the Family Court”
.
In section 99(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 99(2), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 99(6), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 103(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “an office of the Family Court”
.
In section 103(4), replace “A Family Court hearing an appeal under this section shall”
with “When hearing an appeal under this section, the Family Court must”
.
In section 112(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
in each place.
In section 118(2), replace “a Family Court or a District Court, nor the refusal of a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court, nor the refusal of the Family Court or the District Court”
.
Replace section 120(1A) with:
(1A)
The High Court Rules 2016 and sections 126 to 130 of the District Court Act 2016, with all necessary modifications, apply to an appeal under subsection (1) as if it were an appeal under section 124 of that Act.
In section 120(2), replace “section 74(1) of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 126(1) of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 120(3), replace “, against the decision, against an order or declaration of a Family Court”
with “against an order or declaration of the Family Court”
.
Replace section 120(3A) with:
(3A)
The High Court Rules 2016 and sections 127 to 130 of the District Court Act 2016, with all necessary modifications, apply to an appeal under subsection (3) as if it were an appeal under section 124 of that Act.
In section 124, replace “Family Courts”
with “Family Court”
.
In section 127, replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 169(9), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 183(3), replace “District Courts Act 1947”
with “District Court Act 2016”
.
Replace section 183(10) with:
(10)
Section 175 of the District Court Act 2016 does not apply in relation to a warrant to seize property issued under this section.
In section 184(1), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 187(1), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 188(4), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 188(13), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 190(1), replace “the District Court or Family Court”
with “the District Court or Family Court at the office of the court”
.
In section 196(9), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 197, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 199(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 207(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 226D(2), replace “section 113 or 123 of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 219 or 230 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 227(1), replace “A Family Court or District Court”
with “The Family Court or District Court”
.
In section 227(2), replace “A Family Court or District Court”
with “The Family Court or District Court”
.
In section 229(1), replace “a Family Court or District Court”
with “the Family Court or District Court”
.
In section 233(1), replace “the Registrar of a Family Court or District Court”
with “a Registrar of the Family Court or District Court”
.
In section 233(2), replace “the Registrar of a Family Court or District Court”
with “a Registrar of the Family Court or District Court”
.
In section 234(1), replace “District Courts”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 234(1A), replace “Family Courts Act 1980 regulating the practice and procedure of Family Courts”
with “Family Court Act 1980 regulating the practice and procedure of the Family Court”
.
Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 (1989 No 24)
In section 2(1), definition of court, replace “a Family Court, and in relation to Parts 4 and 5, means a Youth Court”
with “the Family Court, and in relation to Parts 4 and 5, means the Youth Court”
.
In section 2(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 10(1), replace “a Family Court or a Youth Court”
with “the Family Court or the Youth Court”
.
In section 10(2), replace “a Family Court or a Youth Court”
with “the Family Court or the Youth Court”
.
In section 11, replace “a Family Court or a Youth Court”
with “the Family Court or the Youth Court”
.
In the heading to section 150, replace “Family Courts”
with “Family Court”
.
In section 150, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In the heading to section 151, replace “District Courts”
with “District Court”
.
In section 151, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 151, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 160, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 162(4), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 237, replace “a Youth Court or, as the case requires, a Family Court”
with “the Youth Court or, as the case requires, the Family Court”
.
In section 241, replace “A Youth Court”
with “The Youth Court”
.
In section 243, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 243, replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
.
In section 246, replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
.
In the cross-heading above section 272, replace “Youth Courts”
with “Youth Court”
.
In the heading to section 272, replace “Youth Courts”
with “Youth Court”
.
In section 276(3), replace “in a Youth Court”
with “in the Youth Court”
.
In section 276(4), replace “in a Youth Court”
with “in the Youth Court”
.
In section 276(5), replace “in a Youth Court”
with “in the Youth Court”
.
In section 277(7), replace “in a Youth Court”
with “in the Youth Court”
.
In section 277(8), replace “in a Youth Court”
with “in the Youth Court”
.
In section 277A(4)(a), replace “section 4A of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 72 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 283, replace “A Youth Court”
with “The Youth Court”
.
In section 283(d), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
in each place.
In section 283(h), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 283(j), replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
in each place.
In section 285(6), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 291, replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
.
In section 293, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 293A(1), replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
in each place.
In section 294(b), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 298(3), replace “No Youth Court shall”
with “The Youth Court must not”
.
In the heading to section 321, replace “Courts”
with “Court”
.
In section 321(1), replace “Youth Courts and to proceedings in such courts”
with “the Youth Court and to proceedings in that court”
.
In section 321(2), replace “every Youth Court and its officers shall have all the powers and duties of a District Court”
with “, the Youth Court and its officers have all the powers and duties of the District Court”
.
In section 321(3), replace “in a Youth Court”
with “in the Youth Court”
.
Replace section 321(4) with:
(4)
Any officer of the District Court may act as an officer of the Youth Court.
In the cross-heading above section 331, replace “Youth Courts”
with “Youth Court”
.
In section 331, replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
.
In section 336, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In the cross-heading above section 341, replace “Family Courts”
with “Family Court”
.
In the heading to section 341, replace “Family Courts”
with “Family Court”
.
Replace section 346(1) with:
(1)
The High Court Rules 2016 and sections 126 to 129 of the District Court Act 2016, with all necessary modifications, apply to an appeal under section 341 as if it were an appeal under section 124 of that Act.
In section 346(2), replace “section 74(1) of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 126(1) of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 350(1), replace “the Family Court whose decision or order is appealed against is situated”
with “the Family Court is situated”
.
In section 355(3)(a), replace “a District Court were references to a Youth Court”
with “the District Court were references to the Youth Court”
.
In section 356(1), replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
in each place.
In section 357, replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
.
In section 371(1), replace “a Family Court or a Youth Court or, where it is not practicable to apply to a Family Court or a Youth Court, to a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the Youth Court or, where it is not practicable to apply to the Family Court or the Youth Court, to the District Court”
.
In section 376(5), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace the cross-heading above section 433 with:
Youth Court
Replace section 433 with:
433 Establishment of Youth Court
The District Court has a division known as the Youth Court.
In section 435(3), replace “of a Youth Court”
with “of the Youth Court”
.
Replace section 435A(6) with:
(6)
This section is subject to section 24 of the District Court Act 2016.
In section 436(1), replace “in a Youth Court”
with “in the Youth Court”
.
In section 437A, replace “Family Courts”
with “Family Court”
.
In section 439(4), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
in each place.
In section 445(1), replace “a Family Court or a Youth Court”
with “the Family Court or the Youth Court”
.
Replace section 448(2)(b) with:
(b)
in the case of the District Court, under section 228 of the District Court Act 2016:
Replace section 448(2)(c) with:
(c)
in the case of the Family Court, under section 16A of the Family Court Act 1980.
In section 448A(2), replace “Youth Courts”
with “Youth Court”
in each place.
In section 448A(4), replace “District Courts”
with “District Court”
in each place.
In the Schedule 1 heading, replace “Courts and to proceedings in such courts”
with “Court and to proceedings in Youth Court”
.
In Schedule 1, replace clause 1 with:
1
The District Court Act 2016, except that—
(a)
where any provisions of this Act conflict with any of the provisions of the District Court Act 2016, the provisions of this Act prevail:
(b)
nothing in section 72 of the District Court Act 2016 applies in respect of Youth Court Judges or the business of the Youth Court.
In Schedule 1, clause 2(a), replace “District Courts even though they may be heard and determined in Youth Courts”
with “the District Court even though they may be heard and determined in the Youth Court”
.
In Schedule 1, clause 3A(g)(i), replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
.
In Schedule 1, clause 3A(j), replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
.
Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81)
Replace section 4(1)(y) and the heading above that paragraph with:
Jurisdiction of District Court
(y)
Part 7 contains provisions about the jurisdiction of the District Court. These set out the jurisdiction of Community Magistrates and Justices to conduct various proceedings and to sentence offenders. They also require a District Court Judge conducting jury trials to hold a jury trial warrant under the District Court Act 2016:
In section 5, definition of level of trial court, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 5, definition of rules of court, replace “section 122 of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 228 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 7(3), replace “any Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
.
In section 7(3), replace “a Youth Court”
with “the Youth Court”
.
In the cross-heading above section 9, replace “District Courts”
with “District Court”
.
In the heading to section 9, replace “District Courts”
with “District Court”
.
In section 9(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 9(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 9(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 9(4), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
in each place.
In section 14(1), replace “District Court”
with “office of the District Court”
.
In section 14(2)(b), replace “a District Court”
with “an office of the District Court”
.
In section 34(2), replace “before a District Court”
with “before the District Court”
.
In section 34(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 35(1), replace “the District Court in which the charging document was filed”
with “the District Court at the place where the charging document was filed”
.
In section 35(2), replace “the District Court in which the charging document was filed”
with “the District Court at the place where the charging document was filed”
.
In section 35(3)(b), replace “section 4A of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 72 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 36(1), replace “the District Court in which the charging document was filed”
with “the District Court at the place where the charging document was filed”
.
In section 36(3)(b), replace “section 4A of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 72 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 71(3), replace “the District Court that is dealing with the proceeding before the trial in accordance with section 35”
with “the District Court at the place where the proceeding is being dealt with in accordance with section 35”
.
In section 71(4)(a), replace “section 4A of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 72 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 72(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 72(5)(a), replace “section 4A of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 72 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 73(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 73(5), replace “a District Court, means a District Court that has jurisdiction”
with “the District Court, means the District Court at the place where the court has jurisdiction”
.
In section 73(6)(a), replace “section 4A of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 72 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 74(4), replace “the District Court that is dealing with the proceeding”
with “the District Court at the place where the court is dealing with the proceeding”
.
In section 114(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 157(1), replace “to a District Court”
with “to the District Court”
.
In section 157(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 171(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 172(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 173(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace section 219(a) with:
(a)
the District Court presided over by a District Court Judge, if the appeal is against a decision of the District Court presided over by 1 or more Community Magistrates or 1 or more Justices of the Peace; or
In section 219(b), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 224(a), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace section 230(a) with:
(a)
the District Court presided over by a District Court Judge, if the appeal is against a conviction entered by the District Court presided over by 1 or more Community Magistrates or 1 or more Justices of the Peace; or
In section 230(b), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 238(a), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace section 247(a) with:
(a)
the District Court presided over by a District Court Judge, if the appeal is against a sentence imposed by the District Court presided over by 1 or more Community Magistrates or 1 or more Justices of the Peace; or
In section 247(b), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 247(c), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 254(a), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace section 261(a) with:
(a)
the District Court presided over by a District Court Judge, if the finding of contempt was made by the District Court presided over by 1 or more Community Magistrates or 1 or more Justices of the Peace; or
In section 261(b), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 265(a), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace section 272(a) with:
(a)
the District Court presided over by a District Court Judge, if the appeal is against a decision of the District Court presided over by 1 or more Community Magistrates or 1 or more Justices of the Peace; or
In section 272(b), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 277(a), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace section 284(a) with:
(a)
the District Court presided over by a District Court Judge, if the appeal is against a decision of the District Court presided over by 1 or more Community Magistrates or 1 or more Justices of the Peace; or
In section 284(b), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 290(a), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace section 297(a) with:
(a)
the District Court presided over by a District Court Judge, if the appeal is against a ruling by the District Court presided over by 1 or more Community Magistrates or 1 or more Justices of the Peace; or
In section 297(b), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 300(2), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 304(a), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 328(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 330, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 341(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In the Part 7 heading, replace “Courts”
with “Court”
.
In section 353(1), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
Replace section 354 and the cross-heading above section 354 with:
Jurisdiction of District Court in relation to jury trials
354 Jurisdiction of District Court in relation to jury trials
(1)
This section applies if the trial of a proceeding is to be a jury trial and the level of trial court is the District Court.
(2)
Only the District Court at a place appointed under section 10(5) of the District Court Act 2016 has jurisdiction to conduct a jury trial.
(3)
Only the District Court presided over by a District Court Judge who holds a warrant under section 14 of the District Court Act 2016 to conduct jury trials has jurisdiction to conduct the jury trial or exercise any of the powers of the court under subpart 8 of Part 3 in relation to the proceeding.
In section 355(1), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 355(2), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 355(3), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 356(1), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 356(2), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 357(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace section 357(3) with:
(3)
The District Court presided over by 1 or more Community Magistrates may not impose on any person for any offence a sentence of imprisonment (within the meaning of section 4(1) of the Sentencing Act 2002).
In section 357(4), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 358(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 358(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 359, replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 360(1), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
and replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 360(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 360(3), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 361(1), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 361(4), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 362(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 362(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 362(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 362(4), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 363(1), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
in each place.
In section 363(2), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 366, replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 368(1), replace “of a District Court”
with “of the District Court”
.
In section 369(1)(a), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 370(3), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 371(2), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 372(1), replace “a District Court presided”
with “the District Court presided”
.
In section 383(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 386(1), replace “section 122(1) of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 228(1) of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 386(5), replace “District Courts”
with “the District Court”
.
Disputes Tribunals Act 1988 (1988 No 110)
In section 2, replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 2, definition of Registrar, replace “the Registrar of the District Court of which the Tribunal is a division pursuant to section 4(4)”
with “a Registrar of the District Court”
.
In section 2, definition of Tribunal, replace “a Disputes Tribunal established”
with “the Disputes Tribunal established as a division of the District Court”
.
In the Part 1 heading, replace “Tribunals”
with “Tribunal”
.
Replace section 4 with:
4 Disputes Tribunal is division of District Court
(1)
The District Court has a division known as the Disputes Tribunal.
(2)
Each Disputes Tribunal that is in existence immediately before this section comes into force ceases to be a division of the District Court and is constituted an office of the Tribunal.
4A Offices of Tribunal
The Minister may from time to time, by notice in the Gazette,—
(a)
establish such offices of the Tribunal as that Minister thinks fit; and
(b)
disestablish an office of the Tribunal and direct how the records of that office must be dealt with.
Replace section 6(1) with:
(1)
Subject to any directions given under subsection (2), a Registrar must determine the days, times, and places of the regular sessions of the Tribunal.
In the Part 2 heading, replace “Tribunals”
with “Tribunal”
.
In the heading to section 10, replace “Tribunals”
with “Tribunal”
.
In section 12(1), replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 12(3), replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 13(1), replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 14, replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
.
In section 15, replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
.
In section 17(1), replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 17(2), replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 18(4A), replace “the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 19(1A), replace “the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 19(1C), replace “section 84I(3) of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 157(3) of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 19(1D), replace “any District Court and, if so filed, sections 79(5C) and 84F to 84N of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court and, if so filed, sections 139(2) and 154 to 162 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 19(1E), replace “section 84F of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 154 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 23, replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In the Part 3 heading, replace “Tribunals”
with “Tribunal”
.
Replace section 24(3) and (4) with:
(3)
Where a claim is lodged with an office of the Tribunal, or transferred to that office under section 37, and the Tribunal is satisfied that the claim can be more conveniently or fairly heard in some other office of the Tribunal, the Tribunal may order that the proceedings be transferred to that other office.
(4)
Where a claim is lodged with an office of the Tribunal, or transferred to that office under section 37, the Registrar may, on the application of any party, if all the parties to the claim consent, order that the proceedings be transferred to another office of the Tribunal.
In section 28(2), replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 29(1), replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 31, replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
.
In section 32, replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
.
In section 35(1), replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 36(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 36(2), replace “a Tribunal”
with “an office of the Tribunal”
.
In section 36(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
in each place.
Replace section 36(3) with:
(3)
The Tribunal may order that proceedings commenced in, or transferred to, the Tribunal may be transferred to a Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal specified by it if the proceedings—
(a)
are within the jurisdiction of a Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal constituted under section 82 of the Motor Vehicles Sales Act 2003; and
(b)
would, in the opinion of the Tribunal, more properly be determined by a Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal.
In section 37(1), replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 37(1), replace “in a District Court”
with “in the District Court”
.
In section 37(2), replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
Replace section 43(4)(a) with:
(a)
any proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal have been commenced in the District Court; and
In section 43(4)(e), replace “the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 44, replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
.
Replace section 45(1) with:
(1)
Every order made by the Tribunal requiring a party to pay money or deliver specific property to another party is taken to be an order of the District Court and, subject to this section, may be enforced accordingly.
In section 45(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace section 47(1) with:
(1)
Where a term of an agreed settlement approved by the Tribunal under section 18(3) provides for a party to pay money or deliver specific property to another party, that term is taken to be an order of the District Court and, subject to this section, may be enforced accordingly.
In section 48, replace “section 113 of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 219 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 50(1), replace “a Tribunal may appeal to a District Court”
with “the Tribunal may appeal to the District Court”
.
In section 52, replace “section 57 of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 107 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 54, replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 55, replace “a Tribunal”
with “the Tribunal”
in each place.
In section 55, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 57, replace “Tribunals”
with “the Tribunal”
.
Replace section 60(2)(k) with:
(k)
the transfer of proceedings—
(i)
from the District Court or the High Court to the Tribunal:
(ii)
from the Tribunal to the District Court or a Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal referred to in section 36(3):
(iii)
from one office of the Tribunal to another:
Replace section 60(2)(l) with:
(l)
the removal of orders of, or agreed settlements approved by, the Tribunal into the District Court for enforcement:
In the heading to section 83, replace “Disputes Tribunals”
with “Disputes Tribunal”
.
In section 83, replace “a Disputes Tribunal”
with “the Disputes Tribunal”
in each place.
In the Schedule 1 heading, replace “Tribunals”
with “Tribunal”
.
In Schedule 1, in the Part 1 heading, replace “Tribunals”
with “Tribunal”
.
In Schedule 1, in the Part 2 heading, replace “Tribunals”
with “Tribunal”
.
Family Courts Act 1980 (1980 No 161)
In section 2, replace the definition of District Courts Rules with:
District Court Rules means the rules made under section 228 of the District Court Act 2016
In section 2, definition of Family Courts Rules, replace “Courts”
with “Court”
.
Replace section 4 with:
4 Establishment of Family Court
The District Court has a division known as the Family Court.
In section 5(1), replace “Family Courts”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 7(2), replace “pursuant to section 10 of the District Courts Act 1947 and also including any acting District Court Judge appointed pursuant to section 10A of that Act”
with “under section 31 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 8(2), replace “Family Courts to perform any function conferred on them”
with “the Family Court to perform any function conferred on it”
.
In section 8(3), replace “a Family Court, shall for the purposes of the District Courts Act 1947 be”
with “the Family Court, is for the purposes of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 9(3), replace “sittings of a Family Court”
with “sessions of the Family Court”
.
In section 9(3), replace “the sittings”
with “the sessions”
.
In section 9(4), replace “sittings of a Family Court shall be”
with “sessions of the Family Court are”
.
Replace section 9(6) with:
(6)
This section is subject to section 24 of the District Court Act 2016.
In section 10(2), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 10(3), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In the heading to section 11, replace “Courts”
with “Court”
.
In section 11(1), replace “A Family Court shall hear and determine all such proceedings as are to be heard and determined by such a court”
with “The Family Court must hear and determine all the proceedings that are to be heard and determined by the court”
.
In section 11(2), replace “on a Family Court”
with “on the Family Court”
.
In section 11(3), replace “prevent a District Court”
with “prevent the District Court”
.
In the heading to section 12, replace “Courts”
with “Court”
.
In section 12, replace “Family Courts Rules are in force, all proceedings in a Family Court (and all proceedings in a District Court”
with “Family Court Rules are in force, all proceedings in the Family Court (and all proceedings in the District Court”
.
Replace section 12A(3) with:
(3)
The courts referred to in subsection (1)(b) are as follows:
(b)
the District Court having concurrent jurisdiction with the Family Court:
(c)
the District Court acting under section 15:
(d)
the District Court hearing a proceeding under section 151 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989:
(e)
any other court hearing a proceeding that is—
(i)
under an Act specified in subsection (2); and
(ii)
not a criminal proceeding; and
(iii)
one in which the court receives evidence or further evidence.
In section 13, replace “A Family Court”
with “The Family Court”
.
In section 14, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In the heading to section 15, replace “Courts”
with “Court”
.
In section 15, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 15(a), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
Replace section 16 with:
16 Application of District Court Act 2016
(1)
Subject to subsections (2) to (4), the District Court Act 2016 applies, with any necessary modifications, to the Family Court and Family Court Judges in the same manner and to the same extent as it applies to the District Court and District Court Judges.
(2)
Where any of the provisions of this Act conflict with any of the provisions of the District Court Act 2016, the provisions of this Act prevail.
(3)
Nothing in sections 24 and 72 of the District Court Act 2016 applies in respect of Family Court Judges or the business of the Family Court.
(4)
Nothing in sections 125 to 130 of the District Court Act 2016 applies to the Family Court, Family Court Judges, or the business of the Family Court, except to the extent that an enactment other than that Act provides.
In the heading to section 16A, replace “Courts”
with “Court”
.
In section 16A(2)(g), replace “Family Courts, or between a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
Family Proceedings Act 1980 (1980 No 94)
In section 2, replace the definition of Family Court with:
Family Court means the division of the District Court known, in accordance with section 4 of the Family Court Act 1980, as the Family Court
In section 2, definition of Family Court Judge, replace “Family Courts Act 1980”
with “Family Court Act 1980”
.
In section 4, replace “District Courts, and Family Courts”
with “the District Court, and the Family Court”
.
In section 21, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 22, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 24(2), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 25(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 28(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 28(2), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 30, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 31(2), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 33, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 34, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 38(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 45(1), replace “A Family Court”
with “The Family Court”
.
In section 45(2), replace “A Family Court”
with “The Family Court”
.
In section 50(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 68, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 69(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 70(1), replace “A Family Court”
with “The Family Court”
.
In section 71(2), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 71(4), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 78(1), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 78(2), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 78(5), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 78(6), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 80, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 82(5), replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 99(1), replace “a Family Court or a District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
In section 136, replace “the office of a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 137, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 138(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 139(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 142(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 142(5), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 145, replace “the District Court”
with “the office of the District Court”
.
In section 145A, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 145F, replace “a Family Court”
with “the Family Court”
.
In section 146(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 146(1)(a), replace “of any other District Court which”
with “at the office of the court that”
.
In section 147(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 147(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 149(2), replace “the Registrar of a District Court”
with “a Registrar of the District Court”
.
In section 149(4), replace “the Registrar of a District Court”
with “a Registrar of the District Court”
.
In section 149(5), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 160(1), replace “Family Courts Act 1980”
with “Family Court Act 1980”
.
In section 162D(2), replace “section 113 or 123 of the District Courts Act 1947 or section 100A of the Judicature Act 1908”
with “section 219 or 230 of the District Court Act 2016 or section 156 of the Senior Courts Act 2016”
.
In section 163(1), replace “A District Court or Family Court”
with “The District Court or the Family Court”
.
In section 163(2), replace “A District Court or Family Court”
with “The District Court or the Family Court”
.
In section 165(1), replace “a District Court or Family Court”
with “the District Court or the Family Court”
.
In section 169, replace “Family Courts Act 1980”
with “Family Court Act 1980”
.
In section 170, replace “a District Court or a Family Court”
with “the District Court or the Family Court”
.
In section 171(2), replace “a District Court or Family Court”
with “the District Court or the Family Court”
.
In section 172, replace “a District Court or a Family Court”
with “the District Court or the Family Court”
in each place.
In the heading to section 174, replace “District Courts and Family Courts”
with “District Court and Family Court”
.
In section 174(1AA), replace “a Family Court or District Court”
with “the Family Court or the District Court”
.
Replace section 174(1B) with:
(1B)
The High Court Rules 2016 and sections 126 to 130 of the District Court Act 2016, with all necessary modifications, apply to an appeal under subsection (1) as if it were an appeal under section 124 of that Act.
In section 174(2), replace “section 74(1) of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 126(1) of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 175(2), replace “Family Courts Act 1980”
with “Family Court Act 1980”
.
In section 188(1), replace “District Courts ”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 188(1A), replace “Family Courts Act 1980”
with “Family Court Act 1980”
.
In section 188(2), replace “Family Courts Act 1980”
with “Family Court Act 1980”
.
Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84)
In section 162(1), replace “A District Court”
with “The District Court”
.
In section 167(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 183(3), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 184(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 212, definition of court, replace “means a District Court”
with “means the District Court”
.
In the heading to section 213, replace “District Courts”
with “District Court”
.
In section 213(1), replace “Part 8 of the District Courts Rules 2009”
with “Subpart 4 of Part 20 of the District Court Rules 2014”
.
In section 213(2), replace “the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 213(3), replace “the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 213(3), replace “District Courts Rules 2009”
with “District Court Rules 2014”
.
In section 213(4), replace “the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 213(4), replace “District Courts Rules 2009”
with “District Court Rules 2014”
.
In section 214, replace “the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 214(g), replace “District Courts Rules 2009”
with “District Court Rules 2014”
.
In section 215(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 215(1), replace “Part 8 of the District Courts Rules 2009”
with “Subpart 4 of Part 20 of the District Court Rules 2014”
.
In section 219, replace “Part 5 of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “Part 9 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In Schedule 7, clause 2(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In Schedule 7, clause 2(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In Schedule 7, clause 2(4), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In Schedule 7, clause 2(5), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In Schedule 12, clause 2, replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In Schedule 13A, clause 11(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In Schedule 14, clause 3(a), replace “Part 8 of the District Courts Rules 2009”
with “subpart 4 of Part 20 of the District Court Rules 2014”
.
In Schedule 14, clause 6(1), replace “Part 8 of the District Courts Rules 2009”
with “subpart 4 of Part 20 of the District Court Rules 2014”
.
In Schedule 14, clause 7(1)(a), replace “Part 8 of the District Courts Rules 2009”
with “subpart 4 of Part 20 of the District Court Rules 2014”
.
Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (1986 No 120)
In section 5A(6), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 14(4), replace “a District Court by the Minors Contracts Act 1969”
with “the District Court by the Minors’ Contracts Act 1969”
.
In section 14(5), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 72(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 72(2), replace “District Courts”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 77(2)(pa), replace “the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 78(2AB), replace “the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 78(2AD), replace “section 84I(3) of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 157(3) of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 78(2AE), replace “any District Court and, if so filed, sections 79(5C) and 84F to 84N of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court and, if so filed, sections 139(2) and 154 to 162 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 78(2AG), replace “section 84F of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “section 154 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 83(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 83(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 83(4), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 106(1), replace “the District Courts Act 1947”
with “the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 106(2), replace “a District Court, section 79(5) of the District Courts Act 1947 shall apply”
with “the District Court, section 139(1) of the District Court Act 2016 applies”
.
In section 107(2), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
Replace section 112E with:
112E Specified information sent to District Court
When the Secretary for Justice receives contact information from the chief executive, he or she must—
(a)
determine in which office of the District Court enforcement proceedings should be commenced; and
(b)
send the contact information to the Registrar for that office of the District Court; and
(c)
advise the applicant—
(i)
that the information has been sent to the Registrar for that office of the District Court; and
(ii)
that enforcement proceedings may be commenced in that office of the District Court or, if they have already been commenced in that or any other office of the District Court, that enforcement proceedings may now continue in, or be transferred to, the office of the District Court in which the proceedings were, or should have been, commenced.
In section 117(1), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.
In section 117(3), replace “A District Court shall have”
with “The District Court has”
.
In section 117(3), replace “sections 29 to 34 of the District Courts Act 1947”
with “sections 74 to 79 of the District Court Act 2016”
.
In section 117(4), replace “a District Court”
with “the District Court”
.