Administration of Justice Act 1965

Administration of Justice Act 1965[a]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to enable common investment funds to be established for the investment of moneys in certain courts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and certain other moneys; to make fresh provision for dealing with funds in the Supreme Court of Judicature in England and to amend the law concerning dealing with funds in county courts in England and Wales or in the Mayor's and City of London Court; to amend the law concerning giving security by way of making a deposit with the Accountant General of the Supreme Court of Judicature in England; to make miscellaneous amendments of the law relating to that court and to inferior courts in England and Wales; to amend section 8 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1879; to enable benefits under section 10 of the Courts of Justice Concentration (Site) Act 1865 to be commuted into capital sums; to amend the War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act 1919; to enlarge the legislative power of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and amend the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1930; to repeal certain obsolete, spent, unnecessary or superseded enactments; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Citation1965 c. 2
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent23 March 1965
Commencement
  • 27 April 1965[b]
  • 1 October 1965[c]
Other legislation
AmendsSee ยง Repealed enactments
Amended by
  • Administration of Justice Act 1982
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Administration of Justice Act 1965 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Administration of Justice Act 1965 (c. 2) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made provision for common investment funds for moneys in court and amended various enactments relating to the administration of justice in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 36(4) of the act repealed 9 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act.[2]

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
42 & 43 Vict. c. 22 Prosecution of Offences Act 1879 In section 8, the words from " The draft" onwards.
15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 19 Trustee Act 1925 In section 63(1), the words from " and the same shall" onwards.
15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49 Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 Section 133(4) to (6).
Section 134.
In section 135, the words " subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act and of the rules " and the words from " so however " to " Supreme Court".
Sections 136 to 147.
Section 149.
In Schedule 1, the entry relating to the Exchequer Court Act 1842, in the entry relating to the Common Law Procedure Act 1852, the words " one hundred and twenty-seven ", in the entry relating to the Summary Jurisdiction Act 1857, the words " two, three" and the words " and eleven ", and, in the entry relating to the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873, the word " forty-six ".
18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 26 Administration of Justice Act 1928 In section 15(1), the words " for and on behalf of the Supreme Court".
In Schedule 1, in Part I, in the last entry, the words " two, three" and the words " and eleven ".
26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 34 Finance Act 1936 Section 32.
12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 67 Civil Aviation Act 1949 In section 43(3) and (6)(a), the words " for and on behalf of that court".
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 22 County Courts Act 1959 In section 120(3), the words from " and when " onwards.
Section 134(1).
In section 169, the words " and the Commissioners ".
Section 171.
Section 174(3).
In section 175, the words " Section sixty-three of the Trustee Act 1925 and ".
In section 176, the definitions of " money in court " and " securities in court".
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 72 Mental Health Act 1959 In Schedule 7, in Part I, in the entry relating to the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925, the words " In section one hundred and forty-nine, for the words ' the Lord Chancellor and any person exercising the powers of the judge in lunacy' there shall be substituted the words ' the authority having jurisdiction under Part VIII of the Mental Health Act 1959 ' ".
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 16 Road Traffic Act 1960 In section 202(1), the words " for and on behalf of the Supreme Court".
In section 204(2), the words " for and on behalf of the Supreme Court".

Section 34(1) of the act provided that 70 enactments should cease to have effect, listed in the second schedule to the act.[3]

Citation Short title Description Extent to which enactment is to cease to have effect
31 Eliz. 1. c. 11 Forcible Entry Act 1588 The Forcible Entry Act 1588. The words " coste and " wherever occurring.
21 Jas. 1. c. 3 Statute of Monopolies The Statute of Monopolies. In section 4, the words " and in double coste ".
Section 8.
16 & 17 Car. 2. c. 5 Execution Act 1664 The Execution Act 1664. The whole act.
2 Will. & Mary. c. 5 Distress for Rent Act 1689 The Distress for Rent Act 1689. In section 3, the words " and costs of suite ".
In section 4, the words " together with full costs of suite ".
8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 20 Bank of England Act 1696 The Bank of England Act 1696. Section 46.
4 & 5 Anne. c. 3 Administration of Justice Act 1705 The Administration of Justice Act 1705. The whole act.
13 Anne. c. 13 Presentation of Benefices Act 1713 The Presentation of Benefices Act 1713. In section 4, the words from " Provided that " onwards.
24 Geo. 2. c. 40 Sale of Spirits Act 1750 The Sale of Spirits Act 1750. The whole act.
25 Geo. 2. c. 36 Disorderly Houses Act 1751 The Disorderly Houses Act 1751. Sections 5 to 7.
10 Geo. 3. c. 50 Parliamentary Privilege Act 1770 The Parliamentary Privilege Act 1770. Section 5.
15 Geo. 3. c. 22 Supreme Court Buildings Act 1775 The Act for vesting part of the garden of the society of Lincoln's Inn, in the county of Middlesex, in the accountant general of the court of chancery, and his successors, for ever, for the purpose of erecting thereon offices for the accountant general, and for the register of the said cour. The whole act.
15 Geo. 3. c. 56 Supreme Court Buildings (No. 2) Act 1775 The act for applying the funds provided for rebuilding the offices of the six clerks of the King's court of chancery, by an act, made in the fourteenth year of the reign of his present Majesty, intituled, An act for rebuilding the office of the six clerks of the King's court of chancery, and for erecting offices for the register and accountant-general of the said court, for the better preserving the records, decrees, orders, and books of account kept in such offices; in building offices for the said six clerks in the garden of Lincoln's Inn, instead of rebuilding the present six clerks office in Chancery Lane; and for other purpose. The whole act.
19 Geo. 3. c. 70 Inferior Courts Act 1779 The Inferior Courts Act 1779. The whole act.
41 Geo. 3 (U.K.) c. 63 House of Commons (Clergy Disqualification) Act 1801 The House of Commons (Clergy Disqualification) Act 1801. In section 2, the words " with full costs of suit".
41 Geo. 3 (U.K.) c. 79 Public Notaries Act 1801 The Public Notaries Act 1801. In section 16, the words " with full costs of suit".
52 Geo. 3. c. 11 House of Commons (Offices) Act 1812 The House of Commons (Offices) Act 1812. In section 2, the words " the master of the rolls ".
57 Geo. 3. c. 19 Seditious Meetings Act 1817 The Seditious Meetings Act 1817. In section 30, the words from " and the plaintiff " to " expences ".
58 Geo. 3. c. 30 Costs Act 1818 The Costs Act 1818. The whole act.
58 Geo. 3. c. 70 Disorderly Houses Act 1818 The Disorderly Houses Act 1818. The whole act.
7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 71 Imprisonment for Debt Act 1827 The Imprisonment for Debt Act 1827. The whole act.
9 Geo. 4. c. 66 Nautical Almanack Act 1828 The Nautical Almanack Act 1828. In section 2, the words " with costs of suit ".
11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. 36 Contempt of Court Act 1830 The Contempt of Court Act 1830. Section 18.
3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 42 Civil Procedure Act 1833 The Civil Procedure Act 1833. The whole act.
1 & 2 Vict. c. 74 Small Tenements Recovery Act 1838 The Small Tenements Recovery Act 1838. In section 6, the words " with costs of suit ".
1 & 2 Vict. c. 110 Judgments Act 1838 The Judgments Act 1838. Section 22.
5 & 6 Vict. c. 32 Fines and Recoveries Act 1842 The Fines and Recoveries Act 1842. The whole act.
5 & 6 Vict. c. 86 Exchequer Court Act 1842 The Exchequer Court Act 1842. The whole act.
6 & 7 Vict. c. 86 London Hackney Carriages Act 1843 The London Hackney Carriages Act 1843. In section 47, the words from " and if a verdict " onwards.
7 & 8 Vict. c. 22 Gold and Silver Wares Act 1844 The Gold and Silver Wares Act 1844. In section 13, the words from " and if a verdict " onwards.
8 & 9 Vict. c. 18 Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845. In section 11 the words " with costs of suit by action of debt".
In section 66 the words " be enforced by attachment, or " and the words " with costs by action or suit".
In section 70 the words " on the petition " so far as they require an application to be made by petition.
In section 74 the words " on the petition " so far as they require an application to be made by petition.
In section 78 the words " by petition " and the words " in a summary way as to such court shall seem fit".
In section 83 the words " upon petition in a summary way" and the words from " or the same " to " other cases of costs ".
In section 89 the words " with costs, by action ".
In section 107 the words " by an order to be made upon petition ".
Section 126.
In section 135 the words from " and if no such tender " onwards.
8 & 9 Vict. c. 127 Small Debts Act 1845 The Small Debts Act 1845. Section 22.
12 & 13 Vict. c. 45 Quarter Sessions Act 1849 The Quarter Sessions Act 1849. Section 11.
12 & 13 Vict. c. 109 Petty Bag Act 1849 The Petty Bag Act 1849. Sections 30, 31 and 45.
15 & 16 Vict. c. 76 Common Law Procedure Act 1852 The Common Law Procedure Act 1852. Sections 127, 213, 217, 219 and 220.
20 & 21 Vict. c. 43 Summary Jurisdiction Act 1857 The Summary Jurisdiction Act 1857. Section 11.
20 & 21 Vict. c. 60 Irish Bankrupt and Insolvent Act 1857 The Irish Bankrupt and Insolvent Act 1857. Sections 68, 341 and 342 and Schedule (B).
20 & 21 Vict. c. 77 Court of Probate Act 1857 The Court of Probate Act 1857. Sections 116 and 117.
20 & 21 Vict. c. 79 Probates and Letters of Administration Act (Ireland) 1857 The Probates and Letters of Administration Act (Ireland) 1857. In section 32, the words " all persons who at the commencement of this Act shall be acting as surrogates of any ecclesiastical court, and " and the word " other " (where first occurring).
20 & 21 Vict. c. 85 Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 The Matrimonial Causes Act 1857. The whole act.
22 Vict. c. 25 Convict Prisons Abroad Act 1859 The Convict Prisons Abroad Act 1859. The whole act.
23 & 24 Vict. c. 127 Solicitors Act 1860 The Solicitors Act 1860. The whole act.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 10 Admiralty Court Act 1861 The Admiralty Court Act 1861. Section 16.
25 & 26 Vict. c. 38 Sale of Spirits Act 1862 The Sale of Spirits Act 1862. The whole act.
27 & 28 Vict. c. 44 Matrimonial Causes Act 1864 The Matrimonial Causes Act 1864. The whole act.
27 & 28 Vict. c. 114 Improvement of Land Act 1864 The Improvement of Land Act 1864. Section 22.
In section 23, the words " and the mode in which such costs shall be settled or taxed", the words " in the discretion of the Court or judge who shall hear such application " and the words " the said costs shall".
28 & 29 Vict. c. 48 Courts of Justice Building Act 1865 The Courts of Justice Building Act 1865. Section 23.
28 & 29 Vict. c. 49 Courts of Justice Concentration (Site) Act 1865 The Courts of Justice Concentration (Site) Act 1865. The whole act except section 10.
29 & 30 Vict. c. 37 Hop (Prevention of Frauds) Act 1866 The Hop (Prevention of Frauds) Act 1866. In section 15, the words from " and any plaintiff " onwards.
30 & 31 Vict. c. 122 Courts of Law (Fees) Act 1867 The Courts of Law (Fees) Act 1867. The whole act.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 57 Courts of Justice (Additional Site) Act 1871 The Courts of Justice (Additional Site) Act 1871. The whole act.
35 & 36 Vict. c. 86 Borough and Local Courts of Record Act 1872 The Borough and Local Courts of Record Act 1872. In the Schedule, paragraph 9.
36 & 37 Vict. c. 66 Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873. Section 46.
39 & 40 Vict. c. 28 Court of Admiralty (Ireland) Amendment Act 1876 The Court of Admiralty (Ireland) Amendment Act 1876. Section 13.
39 & 40 Vict. c. 59 Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876. In section 25, the words " or Ireland " and the words from " and the superior" to " Justice ".
42 & 43 Vict. c. 22 Prosecution of Offences Act 1879 The Prosecution of Offences Act 1879. In section 9, the words from " and Her Majesty's Solicitor-General " onwards.
47 & 48 Vict. c. 54 Yorkshire Registries Act 1884 The Yorkshire Registries Act 1884. Section 36.
In section 37, the words from the beginning to " have effect".
In section 38, the words from " or after any agreement " to " into effect".
In section 40, the words from the beginning to " under this Act".
In section 49, the words from the beginning to " have effect".
50 & 51 Vict. c. 6 Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887 The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887. Sections 1, 4 and 5.
54 & 55 Vict. c. 10 Middlesex Registry Act 1891 The Middlesex Registry Act 1891. The whole act.
54 & 55 Vict. c. 64 Land Registry (Middlesex Deeds) Act 1891 The Land Registry (Middlesex Deeds) Act 1891. Section 4.
55 & 56 Vict. c. 27 Parliamentary Deposits and Bonds Act 1892 The Parliamentary Deposits and Bonds Act 1892. The whole act, except in so far as it has effect in relation to the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 23 Commissioners of Works Act 1894 The Commissioners of Works Act 1894. Section 1(3).
60 & 61 Vict. c. 66 Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) (No. 2) Act 1897 The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) (No. 2) Act 1897. Section 11.
14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 17 County Courts Act 1924 The County Courts Act 1924. In section 4(5), the words from " but in the case " onwards.
Section 5(4).
15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 21 Land Registration Act 1925 The Land Registration Act 1925. In section 137(3), the words " and of the Mortgage Debenture Act 1865 ".
15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49 Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 The Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925. Section 109A(2) to (4).
In section 115(2), the proviso.
In section 119(1), the words " if appointed since the commencement of the Supreme Court of Judicature (Officers) Act 1879".
Section 123(4).
In section 126(1), the proviso.
Section 127(2).
In section 128, in subsection (1), in proviso (i), the words from " to any person to whom " to " applied or " and proviso (ii), in subsection (2), the words " or Part IV", and subsection (3).
In Schedule 3, Part IV.
18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 26 Administration of Justice Act 1928 The Administration of Justice Act 1928. Section 2.
Section 4 from " (2) Where a person ".
Section 13.
Section 14(2).
25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 2 Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1935 The Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1935. Section 2(3).
4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 8 County Courts Act 1955 The County Courts Act 1955. Section 8.
Schedule 1.
4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 46 Administration of Justice Act 1956 The Administration of Justice Act 1956. Section 34(2) and (3).
7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 22 County Courts Act 1959 The County Courts Act 1959. Section 199.

Subsequent developments

Sections 1 to 16 of the act, which established and governed common investment funds for moneys in court in England and Wales, were repealed by section 75 of, and schedule 8 to, the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (1982 c. 53), which came into force on 13 June 1991.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Section 36(1).
  2. ^ Section 36(2). The Administration of Justice Act 1965 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1965.
  3. ^ Section 36(2). The Administration of Justice Act 1965 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1965.

References

  1. ^ "Administration of Justice Act 1965 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Administration of Justice Act 1965", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1965 c. 2
  3. ^ "Administration of Justice Act 1965", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1965 c. 2
  4. ^ "Administration of Justice Act 1982", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1982 c. 53
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