In this Act and in every Act passed after the commencement of this Act, the following expressions shall, unless the contrary intention appears, have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, namely: -
(1) the expression "Supreme Court" shall mean the Supreme Court of Justice in Saorstát Eireann:
(2) the expression "High Court" shall mean the High Court of Justice in Saorstát Eireann:
(3) the expression "Circuit Court" shall mean the Circuit Court of Justice in Saorstát Eireann:
(4) the expression "District Court" shall mean the District Court of Justice in Saorstát Eireann:
(5) the expression "court of summary jurisdiction" shall mean a District Court:
(6) the expression "the Summary Jurisdiction Acts" shall mean, as respects the Dublin Metropolitan Police District, the several Acts for the time being regulating the powers and duties of District Justices and the police in that District, and as respects any other part of Saorstát Eireann, the Petty Sessions (Ireland)