Norwich Guildhall Court

The Norwich Guildhall Court was, at the time of its abolition, a local court of record which actively exercised a civil jurisdiction comparable to or greater than that of the county court for the district in which it was situated.^[1]

Abolition

The Norwich Guildhall Court was abolished by section 43(1)(c) of the Courts Act 1971.

Offices

Any judicial or other office in the Norwich Guildhall Court was abolished by 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 Norwich Guildhall Court.

Transitional provisions

Transitional provisions were made by section 43(2) of, and Part III of Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 1971.

Public Records

Records of the Norwich Guildhall Court are public records within the meaning of the Public Records Act 1958.^[2]

See also

• Norwich Guildhall

References

1. ^ This is asserted by section 43(1) of the Courts Act 1971.
2. ^ This is the effect of paragraph 4(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958, as read with paragraph 4(1B)(c) of that Schedule (as inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004).