S.I. No. 186/2001 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (Shannon and Sixmilebridge) Order, 2001

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (Shannon and Sixmilebridge) Order, 2001.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 7th May, 2001.

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by -

(a) the deletion at reference number 24 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5),

and

(b) the substitution at reference number 23A for the matter in column (5) of the following

“

The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Ballycannan, Castlecrine, Clenagh, Cloontra, Cratloe, Drumline, Killeely, Mountievers, Rossroe and Sixmilebridge in the county of Clare. ”.

”.

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by -

(a) the deletion at reference number 20 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5),

and

(b) the substitution at reference number 19A for the matter in column (5) of the following

“

The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Ballycannan, Castlecrine, Clenagh, Cloontra, Cratloe, Drumline, Killeely, Mountievers, Rossroe and Sixmilebridge in the county of Clare.

”.

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

S.I. No. 161 of 1970

), is hereby amended at reference number 12 in column (4) by the deletion of “Sixmilebridge,” and “24,”.

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,

30th April, 2001

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 does not form part of the instrument and is not a legal interpretation.

This order provides for the amalgamation of the District Court Area of Sixmilebridge with the District Court area of Shannon.

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