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S.I. No. 275/1998 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (No. 2) Order, 1998.
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (No. 2) Order, 1998.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 11th day of August, 1998.
2. In this Order—
"the No. 16 Order of 1997" means the District Court Districts and Areas (Section 26) (No. 16) Order, 1997 (
S.I. No. 41 of 1997
);
"the Principal Order" means the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 (
S.I. No. 5 of 1961
).
3. The District Court Area of Tullamore is hereby varied by the substitution for the matter mentioned
(
a
) in column (2) (inserted by Article 2(b) of the No. 16 Order of 1997) at reference number 207 in the first Schedule to, and in column (2) (inserted by Article 3 (
b
) of the No. 16 Order of 1997) at reference number 177 in the Second Schedule to, the Principal Order of the following
"County of Offaly", and
(
b
) in column (5) (inserted by Article 2(
c
) of the No. 16 Order of 1997) at reference number 207 in the First Schedule to, and in column (5) (inserted by Article 3(
c
) of the No. 16 Order of 1997) at reference number 177 in the Second Schedule to, the Principal Order of the following
"The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Ballycommon, Cappancur, Derrycooley, Durrow, Killeigh, Rahan, Rathrobin, Screggan, Silverbrook, Tirmycross, Tullamore Rural and Tullamore Urban in the county of Offaly."
4. The First Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby amended by the insertion at reference number 203 in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) (as amended by Article 2(a) of the No. 16 Order of 1997) respectively, of the following
"
County of Offaly
District Court Area of Daingean
Daingean—First Thursday in February, April, June, October and December at 11 a.m. Third Wednesday in September at 3 p.m. for the business of the Annual Licensing District Court
The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Ballaghassaan, Croghan, Daingean, Esker, Geashill, Kilclonfert, Mountbriscoe and Rathfeston in the county of Offaly.
".
5. The Second Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby amended by the insertion at reference number 173 in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) (as amended by Article 3(
a
) of the No. 16 Order of 1997) respectively, of the following
"
County of Offaly
District Court Area of Daingean
Daingean—First Thursday in February, April, June, October and December at 11 a.m.
The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Ballaghassaan, Croghan, Daingean, Esker, Geashill, Kilclonfert, Mountbriscoe and Rathfeston in the county of Offaly.
".
6. The Schedule to the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order, 1970 (
S.I. No. 161 of 1970
), is hereby amended by the insertion at reference number 9 in column (4) (as amended by Article 4(a) of the No. 16 Order of 1997) after "Castlepollard" of "Daingean" and after "248" of "203".
7. The days and hours for holding the District Court in the district court area of Tullamore shall, in lieu of the days and hours specified in column (4) (inserted by Article 2(d) of the No. 16 Order of 1997) at reference number 207 in the First Schedule to the Principal Order, be the first and third Wednesday in each month at 11 a.m.
8. The days and hours for holding the District Court in the district court area of Tullamore shall, in lieu of the days and hours specified in column (4) (inserted by Article 3(
d
) of the No. 16 Order of 1997) at reference number 177 in the Second Schedule to the Principal Order, be the first and third Wednesday in each month at 11 a.m.
9. Business transacted in the District Court which is initiated and is not completed before the commencement of this Order shall be continued and completed as if this Order had been in force at the time at which such business had been initiated.
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 29th day of July, 1998.
JOHN O'DONOGHUE,
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This Order provides for the re-creation of the District Court Area of Daingean and provides for the holding of the sittings of the District Court for the District Electoral Divisions of Ballaghassaan, Croghan, Daingean, Esker, Geashill, Kilclonfert, Mountbriscoe and Rathfeston in the county of Offaly at Daingean.
S.I. No. 275 of 1998.
DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS AND AREAS (AMENDMENT) AND VARIATION OF DAYS (NO. 2) ORDER, 1998.
I, JOHN O'DONOGHUE, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 26
of the
Courts of Justice Act, 1953
(No. 32 of 1953), as amended by
section 43
of the
Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961
(No. 39 of 1961), and by
section 16
of the
Courts Act, 1971
(No. 36 of 1971), as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 (
S.I. No. 298 of 1997
), and after consultation with the President of the District Court, hereby order as follows