It includes the Magistrates’ Courts, County Courts, Crown Court, High Court, Court of Appeal, and the UK Supreme Court at the very top for certain cases. The justice system in Northern Ireland is administered through a tiered court system that deal with both criminal and civil matters.

Marriage by Particular Licence granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury or any other individual by advantage of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 is permitted below part 5(b) Marriage Act 1949