Administration of Justice Act

Administration of Justice Act may refer to:

United Kingdom:

• Administration of Justice Act (1774) (14 Geo. 3 c. 39), an Act known for being as one of the intolerable Acts.
• Administration of Justice Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5 c. 81), an Act that amended the jurisdiction of the High Court, and provided for the reciprocal enforcement of judgments in the United Kingdom. Mostly repealed.
• Administration of Justice Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5 c. 28), an Act that amended the law related to the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Mostly repealed.
• Administration of Justice Act 1956 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2 c. 46), an Act that provided for the admiralty jurisdiction in England and Wales and Scotland; reorganized the Supreme Court of Judicature and County Courts. Mostly repealed except in relation to admiralty jurisdiction in Scotland.
• Administration of Justice Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2 c. 65), an Act that regulated criminal appeals from the Queen's/King's Bench Division to the House of Lords (currently the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom), and provided for defence and procedure for contempt of court, habeas corpus and certiorari.
• Administration of Justice Act 1964 (c. 42), an Act that reorganized the judiciary of Greater London and provided for miscellaneous provisions. Mostly repealed.
• Administration of Justice Act 1965 (c. 2), an Act that funded English and Welsh courts and made miscellanous provisions, amendments and repeals.
• Administration of Justice Act 1968 (c. 5), an Act that restricted the numbers of lords of appeal throughout the United Kingdom. Repealed by Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
• Administration of Justice Act 1969 (c. 58), an Act that amended the County Courts Act 1959, Mental Health Act 1959 and regulated civil appeals from the High Court of Justice to the House of Lords (currently the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom). Act also made miscellaneous amendments and repeals. Mostly repealed.
• Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31), an Act that reorganized the superior courts and amended the procedure for the enforcement of debt and other liabilities. Act also criminalized unlawful harassment of debtors.
• Administration of Justice Act 1973 (c. 15), an Act that amended the law on justices of the peace and made miscellaneous provisions, amendments and repeals. Mostly repealed.
• Administration of Justice Act 1970 (c. 31), an Act that made miscellaneous amendments to various enactments. Mostly repealed.
• Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), an Act that made miscellaneous amendments to various enactments.
• Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 31), an Act that made miscellaneous amendments to various enactments.

See also

• Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016, a Singaporean Act that codifies the law on contempt of court.