S.I. No. 290/2001 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Longford and Edgeworthstown) Order, 2001.

1. (a) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Longford and Edgeworthstown) Order, 2001.

(b) This Order shall come into operation on 1 September, 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 163 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5),

and

(b) the substitution at reference number 162 for the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the following

“

Counties of Longford and Westmeath

District Court Area of Longford

Longford-

First, Second, Third and Fourth Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m. and at 2.00 p.m.

The area comprising -

(a) the District Electoral Divisions of Agharra, Aghaboy, Ardagh East, Ardagh West, Ballinamuck East, Ballinamuck West, Ballymahon, Ballymuigh, Breanrisk, Caldragh, Cashel East, Cashel West, Cloondara, Cloonee, Corboy, Crosagstown, Doory, Drumgort, Drumlish, Forgney, Foxhall, Kilcommock, Kilglass, Killashee, Killoe, Knockanbaun, Ledwithstown, Longford Rural, Longford No. 1 Urban, Longford No. 2 Urban, Meathas Truim, Moatfarrell, Mountdavis, Moydow, Newtown Forbes and Rathcline in the county of Longford, and

(b) the District Electoral Divisions of Ardnagragh, Ballymore, Doonis, Noughaval, Rathowen, Street, Templepatrick and Winetown in the county of Westmeath.

”.

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended at reference number 142 by the substitution for the matter in column (4) of the following

“

Longford -

First, Second, Third and Fourth Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m. and at 2.00 p.m.

”.

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

S.I. No. 161 of 1970

), is hereby amended at reference number 9 in column (4) by the deletion of “Edgeworthstown,” and “163,”.

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,

26th June, 2001

.

Peter Smithwick

Member of the Courts Service Board authorised to sign documents on behalf of the Courts Service.

Brendan 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 Edgeworthstown with the District Court Area of Longford and provides for a change in the days and times on which Longford District Court to the First, Second, Third and Fourth Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m. and at 2.00 p.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