Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877

Application of Acts of Parliament relating to former Courts.

71. All Acts of Parliament relating to the several Courts and Judges whose jurisdiction is hereby transferred to the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal respectively, or wherein any of such Courts or Judges are mentioned or referred to, shall be construed and take effect, so far as relates to anything done or to be done after the commencement of this Act, as if the High Court of Justice or the Court of Appeal, and the Judges thereof, respectively, as the case may be, had been named therein instead of such Courts or Judges whose jurisdiction is so transferred respectively; and in all cases not hereby expressly provided for in which, under any such Act, the concurrence or the advice or consent of the Judge or any Judges, or of any number of the Judges, of any one or more of the Courts whose jurisdiction is hereby transferred to the High Court of Justice is made necessary to the exercise of any power or authority capable of being exercised after the commencement of this Act, such power or authority may be exercised by and with the concurrence, advice, or consent of the same or a like number of Judges of the High Court of Justice: Provided always, that any provisions of such Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall be and the same are hereby repealed.