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Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890 Section 15

Title: Interpretation

State: Central

Year: 1890

In the construction of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-- The expression "representative legislature" means, in relation to a British possession, a legislature comprising a legislative body of which at least one-half are elected by inhabitants of the British possession. The expression "unlimited civil jurisdiction" means civil jurisdiction unlimited as to the value of the subject-matter at issue, or as to the amount that may be claimed or recovered. The expression "judgment" includes a decree, order, and sentence. The expression "appeal" means any appeal, rehearing, or review; and the expression "local appeal" means an appeal to any Court inferior to Her Majesty in Council. The expression "Colonial law" means any Act, ordinance, or other law having the force of legislative enactment in a British possession and made by any authority, other than the Imperial Parliament of Her Majesty in Council, competent to make laws for such possession.

Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1890

.....in England, and shall have the same regard as that Court to international law and the comity of nations. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act any enactment referring to a Vice-Admiralty Court, which is contained in an Act of the Imperial Parliament or in a Colonial law, shall apply to a Colonial Court of Admiralty, and be read as if the expression "Colonial Court of Admiralty" were therein, substituted for "Vice-Admiralty Court "or for other expressions respectively referring to such Vice-Admiralty Courts or the Judge thereof, and the Colonial Court of Admiralty shall have jurisdiction accordingly: Provided as follows. (a) Any enactment in an Act of the imperial Parliament referring in the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the High Court in England when applied to Colonial Court of Admiralty In a British possession, shall be read as if the name of that possession were therein substituted for England: and Wales: and (b) A Colonial Court of Admiralty shall have under the (Naval Prize Act, 1864) and under the (Slave Trade Act, 1873) and any enactment relating to prize or the slave trade. the Jurisdiction thereby conferred on a Vice-Admiralty Court and not the jurisdiction thereby.....