The Liverpool Court of Passage was, at the time of its abolition, a local

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which actively exercised a civil jurisdiction comparable to or greater than that of the

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for the district in which it was situated.

Procedure

The procedure of this court was amended by the Liverpool Court of Passage Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict c 21).

Jurisdiction

As to the jurisdiction of this court, see the Liverpool Corporation Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. lxxiv.). Admiralty jurisdiction See sections 2 to 4 of the Administration of Justice 1956.

Abolition

The Liverpool Court of Passage was abolished by section 43(1)(b) of the Courts Act 1971. Offices Any judicial or other office in the Liverpool Court of Passage was abolished b
section 44(1)(b)
of the Courts Act 1971. Section 44(2) conferred a power to make regulations to provide for the compensation of persons who suffered loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments attributable to the effect of section 44(1)(b) or to the abolition of the Liverpool Court of Passage. Transitional provisions Transitional provisions were made by section 43(2) of, and Part III o
Schedule 5
to the Courts Act 1971.

Public Records

Records of the Liverpool Court of Passage are

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within the meaning of the

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.This is the effect of paragraph 4(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the

, as read wit
paragraph 4(1B)(b)
of that Schedule (as inserted b
paragraph 6
of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004).

References

*Halsbury's Laws of England, First Edition, Volume 9 *Walter Peel. The Jurisdiction and Practice of the Court of Passage of the City of Liverpool. Henry Young and Sons. Liverpool. 1909. Revised Edition. 1934. *J H Layton. The Court of Passage of the City of Liverpool. Liverpool Central Stationery and Print Co. 1904. *Charles Russell. The Practice of the Court of Passage of the Borough of Liverpool. Rockliff Bros. Liverpool. 1862. {{reflist Former courts and tribunals in England and Wales Legal history of England 1971 disestablishments in England Courts and tribunals disestablished in 1971

Procedure

Jurisdiction

Abolition

Public Records

See also

References