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Supreme Court Act 1960 (NI)
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C2022Q00004 C04
01 January 2022
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Parts
3 Repeal and saving
4 Definitions
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Part 2—Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
5 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
6 Costs
7 Exercise of jurisdiction of Supreme Court
8 Mandamus, injunctions and receivers
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Part 3—Administration and officers
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Division 1—Administration
9 Sittings
10 Registry
11 Seals
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Division 2—Officers
12 Registrar and Deputy Registrar
12A Deputy Registrar appointed from Federal Court
13 Powers and functions of Registrar
14 Powers and functions of Deputy Registrar
15 Sheriff
16 Action by or against Sheriff
17 Oath or affirmation
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Part 4—Practice and procedure
18 Practice and procedure
19 Rules of court
20 Sealing and dating of writs
21 Service out of jurisdiction
22 Mode of trial in suits
23 Indictable offences
24 Oral evidence
25 Evidence by affidavit
26 Order and commissions for examination of witnesses
27 Non-appearance or absence of some defendants
28 Amendment of defects
29 Proceedings not invalidated by formal defects
30 Fines and penalties
31 New trial
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Part 5—Appeals
32 Appeals in civil cases
33 Appeals in criminal cases
33A Appeals against sentence by Commonwealth Attorney-General or Director of Public Prosecutions
34 Appeal may be by case stated
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Part 6—Miscellaneous
36 Commissioners for affidavits
37 Duty of receiver or manager
38 Liability and protection of receiver or manager
39 Interest on judgments
First Schedule
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Second Schedule
OATH
AFFIRMATION
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