S.I. No. 351/1971 - District Court (Costs For Service of Documents) Rules, 1971

1. These Rules may be cited as the District Court (Costs for Service of Documents) Rules, 1971.

2. These Rules shall come into operation on the 3rd day of January, 1972, and shall be read together with all other District Court Rules for the time being in force.

3. Where any summons, civil process, originating or any other court document is served by registered prepaid post, pursuant to

section 7

of the

Courts Act, 1964

, the amount allowable as solicitors' costs in respect of such service shall be the sum of fifteen pence (exclusive of outlay).

Dated this 30th day of November, 1971.

CATHAL Ó FLOINN, Chairman.

JOHN CARR

D. L. UA DONNCHADHA

W. A. OSBORNE

ANDREW EDDERY

I concur in the making of the foregoing Rules.

Dated this 20th day of December, 1971.

DESMOND O'MALLEY,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These rules which come into operation on 3 January, 1972, fix the amount allowable as Solicitors' Costs in respect of the service by registered post of any court document.

S.I. No. 351 of 1971.

DISTRICT COURT (COSTS FOR SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS) RULES, 1971

The District Court Rules Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

section 91

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1924

,

section 72

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1936

, and

section 17

of the

Interpretation Act, 1937

(as applied by

section 48

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961

), and

section 34

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961

, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, make the following Rules of Court:—