S.I. No. 398/2000 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (Ballycroy and Belmullet) (No. 2) Order, 2000.

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (Ballycroy and Belmullet) (No. 2) Order, 2000.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 8th of December, 2000.

2. The First Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 (

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

) is hereby amended by—

(

a

) the substitution at reference number 174 for the matter in columns (4) and (5) of the following

“

Ballycroy—

Second Thursday in February, April, June, October and December at 10.30 a.m.

The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Ballycroy North, Ballycroy South in the country of Mayo.

Second Thursday in September at 3.00 p.m. for the business of the Annual Licensing District Court.

”,

and

(

b

) the insertion in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) at reference number 176 of the following

“,

County of Mayo

District Court Area of Belmullet

Belmullet—

Second Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of An Geata Mór Theas, An Geata Mór Thuaidh, Bangor, Barroosky, Belmullet, Glenamoy, Glencastle, Glenco, Goolamore, Knockadaff, Knocknalower, Muingnabo, Muings, Rath Hill and Sheskin in the county of Mayo.

”,

3. The Second Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 (

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

) is hereby amended by—

(

a

) the deletion of reference number 150A and all matter at that reference number,

and

(

b

) the insertion in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) at reference number 152 of the following

“,

County of Mayo

District Court Area of Belmullet

Belmullet—

Second Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of An Geata Mór Theas, An Geata Mór Thuaidh, Bangor, Barroosky, Belmullet, Glenamoy, Glencastle, Glenco, Goolamore, Knockadaff, Knocknalower, Muingnabo, Muings, Rath Hill and Sheskin in the county of Mayo.

”,

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

S.I. No. 161 of 1970

), is hereby amended at reference number 3 by the insertion in column (4) after “Ballycroy,” of “Belmullet,” and the insertion after “174,” of “176,”.

5. Business transacted in the District Court that 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 the Seal of the Courts Service, this 7th day of December, 2000.

PETER SMITHWICK,

Member of the Board of the Courts Service authorised to sign documents under the Seal of the Courts Service.

MARIE RYAN,

Officer of the Courts Service designated for the purpose of authenticating the Seal of the Courts Service, pursuant to

section 10

of the

Courts Service Act, 1998

.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order provides for the re-establishment of the District Court Area of Belmullet and for the holding of sittings of the Belmullet District Court on the second Wednesday of each month at 10.30 a.m.

The Courts Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on it 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),

section 16

of the

Courts Act, 1971

(No. 36 of 1971) and

section 29

of the

Courts Service Act, 1998

(No. 8 of 1998) and after consultation with the President of the District Court hereby orders as follows