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ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1954 - SECT 14

Power to grant licence for use of courthouse accommodation.

14.(1) [The Lord Chancellor] may licence any person to use for any purpose the
whole or any part of any courthouse accommodation for any period or periods at
such charge and on such conditions as may be thought proper, so, however,
that, notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of the licence or in any
enactment,

(a)the licence shall not operate by way of tenancy nor so as to create the
relationship of landlord and tenant; and

(b)the licence shall not be made for any period or in any circumstances which
would interfere with or prejudice the use of the courthouse accommodation as
courthouse accommodation or interfere with or prejudice any council in the
exercise of their functions; and

(c)the licence may be determined by [the Lord Chancellor] at any time without
notice and without payment of compensation where it appears to [the Lord
Chancellor] to be necessary to do so.

(2) All moneys received for any licence under this section shall be
appropriated in aid of the moneys provided by Parliament for the purpose of
this Act.

(3) Any licensee or other person who fails to vacate courthouse accommodation
required for the sitting of any court or who obstructs or impedes the sitting
of any court shall be guilty of contempt of that court and the court may
impose on him a fine of such amount as the court thinks proper.

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