Courts Act, 1981

Extension of jurisdiction of Circuit Court.

2.—(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1961 is hereby amended—

(a) by the deletion of paragraph (a) in column (3) at reference numbers 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28,

(b) by the substitution of “£15,000” for “£2,000” (inserted by the Act of 1971) in each place in the said column (3) where it occurs,

(c) by the substitution of “£7,500” for “£1,000” (inserted by the Act of 1971) in the said column (3) at reference number 14, and

(d) by the substitution of “£200” for “£100” (inserted by the Act of 1971) in each place in the said column (3) where it occurs.

(2) The Fifth Schedule to the Act of 1961 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£15,000” for “two thousand pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1971) in column (3) opposite the mention in column (2) of the Attorneys' and Solicitors' Act, 1870.

(3) The Act of 1936 is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution of “£15,000” for “two thousand pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1971) in section 20, and

(b) by the substitution of “£15,000” for “two thousand pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1971) in section 23.