S.I. No. 190/1978 - Circuit Court Rules (No. 3), 1978.

1. In Order 59, Rule 2 shall be revoked and the following Rule substituted therefor:—

"Size of documents for service or filing.

2. All documents and forms for filing in the Office, or for service in connection with proceedings in the Court, with the exception of accounts, maps and plans shall be written, printed or typewritten on paper measuring 210 millimetres by 297 millimetres. All documents intended for filing shall be properly indorsed with the short title of the proceeding upon a page left blank for that purpose".

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Rules provide that all documents and forms for filing in the Circuit Court Office, or for service in connection with proceedings in the Court, with the exception of accounts, maps and plans, shall be in the metric measurements prescribed.

S.I. No. 190 of 1978.

CIRCUIT COURT RULES (NO. 3), 1978.

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

, (as applied by

Section 48

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961

) and

Section 27

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961

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 this 10th day of April, 1978.

Thomas J. Neylon

P. Noel Ryan

T.F. Roe

Michael T. Neary

Secretary.

I concur in making of the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 4th day of July, 1978.

GERARD COLLINS,

Minister for Justice.

These Rules which may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules (No. 3) of 1978 shall come into operation on the 4th day of July, 1978. The Rule referred to herein as being revoked is that contained in the Circuit Court Rules, 1950.