S.I. No. 291/2001 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Tullamore, Daingean and Kilbeggan) Order, 2001.

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Tullamore, Daingean and Kilbeggan) Order, 2001.

(2) 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 203 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5),

(b) the deletion at reference number 250 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5),

and

(c) the substitution at reference number 207 for the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the following

“

Counties of Offaly and Westmeath

District Court Area of Tullamore

Tullamore -

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

The area comprising -

(a) the District Electoral Divisions of Ballaghassaan, Ballycommon, Cappancur, Clara, Croghan, Daingean, Derrycooley, Durrow, Esker, Geashill, Kilclonfert, Killeigh, Mountbriscoe, Rahan, Rathfeston, Rathrobin, Screggan, Silverbrook, Tinnycross, Tullamore Rural and Tullamore Urban in the county of Offaly, and

(b) the District Electoral Divisions of Ardnaglew, Ballykilmore, Ballynagore, Castletown, Clonfad, Jamestown, Kilbeggan, Lauree, Middleton, Newtown, Rahugh and Streamstown 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 by -

(a) the deletion at reference number 173 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5),

(b) the deletion at reference number 214 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5),

and

(c) the substitution at reference number 177 for the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the following

“

Counties of Offaly and Westmeath

District Court Area of Tullamore

Tullamore -

The area comprising -

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

(a) the District Electoral Divisions of Ballaghassaan, Ballycommon, Cappancur, Clara, Croghan, Daingean, Derrycooley, Durrow, Esker, Geashill, Kilclonfert, Killeigh, Mountbriscoe, Rahan, Rathfeston, Rathrobin, Screggan, Silverbrook, Tinnycross, Tullamore Rural and Tullamore Urban in the county of Offaly, and

(b) the District Electoral Divisions of Ardnaglew, Ballykilmore, Ballynagore, Castletown, Clonfad, Jamestown, Kilbeggan, Lauree, Middleton, Newtown, Rahugh and Streamstown in the county of Westmeath.

”.

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 “Daingean,”, “Kilbeggan,”, “203,” and “250,”.

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 Areas of Daingean and Kilbeggan with the District Court Area of Tullamore and provides for a change in the days and times on which Tullamore District Court to the First, Second, Third and Fourth Wednesday 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