ts ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁is ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁( c ▁ 2 3 ) ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁reform ▁and ▁modern ise ▁the ▁courts ▁system ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales . ▁ ▁It ▁established ▁the ▁Crown ▁Court , ▁introduced ▁the ▁posts ▁of ▁circuit ▁judge ▁and ▁rec order , ▁and ▁abol ished ▁various ▁local ▁courts ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁Many ▁of ▁its ▁prov isions ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁repe aled ▁by ▁the ▁Senior ▁Cour ts ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁essential ▁structure ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁Act ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁concerns ▁the ▁new ▁Crown ▁Court . ▁It ▁is ▁established ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Jud ic ature , ▁replacing ▁courts ▁of ▁ass ize ▁and ▁Qu arter ▁S essions . ▁The ▁app ell ate ▁juris diction ▁of ▁these ▁courts ▁is ▁transferred , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁court ▁given ▁exclusive ▁juris diction ▁in ▁" tri al ▁on ▁ind ict ment ". ▁It ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" super ior ▁court ▁of ▁record " ▁for ▁England ▁and ▁Wales . ▁This ▁section ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁the ▁Senior ▁Cour ts ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁courts ▁abol ished ▁by ▁this ▁Act ▁are : ▁ ▁all ▁ass ize ▁courts ▁ ▁all ▁quarter ▁sessions ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁Ch anc ery ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁Pal at ine ▁of ▁Lanc aster ▁( mer ged ▁with ▁the ▁High ▁Court ) ▁ ▁The ▁Court