ISB SI

S.I. No. 3 of 1963.

CIRCUIT COURT RULES (NO. 1), 1963

We, the Circuit Court Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of

section 69

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1936

, and

section 12

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1947

, by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by

section 66

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1924

, and

section 70

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1936

, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, make the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated the 4th day of January, 1963.

Barra Ó Briain

J. C. Conroy

Michael Binchy

Padraic Boyd

Eunan McCarron

Micheál Ó Cléirigh

I concur in the making of the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 4th day of January, 1963.

Charles J. Haughey,

Minister for Justice.

CIRCUIT COURT RULES (NO. 1), 1963

These Rules, which may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules (No. 1), 1963, shall come into operation on the 4th day of January, 1963. The Order referred to in these Rules as being revoked is the Order contained in the Circuit Court Rules (No. 2), 1962 (

S.I. No. 164 of 1962

).

ORDER 4.

This Order is hereby revoked and the following Order is substituted therefor :—

(1) Until February 28th, 1963, the Court shall use in each Circuit the Seal which had been in use prior to December 31st, 1962. Such Seal shall be placed and retained in the custody of the County Registrar. It shall not be necessary that any Decree, Order, Warrant or other document, shall be signed by the Judge, but all such documents shall be authenticated by the Seal of the Court impressed thereon and the signature of the County Registrar.

(2) As and from March 1st, 1963, the Court shall have for use in each County an embossing Seal with an appropriate inscription, as directed by the Minister, specifying the name of the Circuit in connection with which it is to be used. Such Seal shall be placed and retained in the custody of the County Registrar. It shall not be necessary that any Decree, Order, Warrant or other document, shall be signed by the Judge, but all such documents shall be authenticated by the Seal of the Court impressed thereon and the signature of the County Registrar.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of these Rules is to postpone until the 1st March, 1963, the introduction of the revised form of seal for the Circuit Court ordered by the Circuit Court Rules (No. 2), 1962 (

S.I. No. 164 of 1962

) and to authorise the continued use of the present seal until that date.