HL Deb 24 July 1896 vol 43 c588

The jurisdiction of the Court under this Act may be exercised by the High Court, the Court of Chancery of the county palatine of Lancaster, and (subject to the prescribed definition of the jurisdiction) by any county court judge to whom such jurisdiction may be assigned under this Act.

LORD ASHBOURNE moved an Amendment the object of which was to extend the Bill to Ireland. From every point of view the Bill appeared to be a sensible and valuable one to assist the administration of justice in trust matters, and he should be exceedingly sorry if it could not be extended to Ireland. He was, however, very anxious that the Bill should pass, and if it should be found hereafter that his Amendment would be likely to lead to any complication, he certainly would not persist in it at the risk of endangering the passing of the Measure. ["Hear, hear!"]

Amendment agreed to; clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 3,—