S.I. No. 405/1998 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (No. 16) Order, 1998

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (No. 16) Order, 1998.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 19 day of October, 1998.

2. In this Order "the Principal Order" means the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 (

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

).

3. The First Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby amended by -

(a) the deletion of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) at reference number 156,

(b) the substitution for the matter in column (5) at reference number 234 of the following

"The area comprising -

(a) the District Electoral Divisions of Abington, Birdhill, Greenhall, Kilcomenty, Kiloscully, Kilnarath, Lackagh and Newport in the county of Tipperary (North Riding), and

(b) the District Electoral Divisions of Abington, Clonkeen, Glenstal, Bilboa, Caherconlish East, Cappamore, Doon South, Doon West, Grean, Kilmurry, Kilteely, Oola and Templebredon in the county of Limerick."

(c) the substitution for the matter in column (4) at reference number 234 of the following

"Newport -

Fourth Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m."

4. The Schedule to the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order, 1970 (

S.I. No. 161 of 1970

), is hereby amended in column (4) at reference number 14 by the deletion of -

(a) "Pallasgreen,", and

(b) "156".

5. Business transacted in the District Court which is initiated and 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 19 day of October, 1998.

JOHN O'DONOGHUE

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides for the abolition of the District Court Area of Cappamore and the amalgamation of the District Electoral Divisions which comprised that Area with the District Court Area of Newport.

S.I. No. 405 of 1998.

DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS AND AREAS (AMENDMENT) AND VARIATION OF DAYS (NO. 16) 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