S.I. No. 415/2001 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (Athboy and Kells), Order 2001.

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

(b) This Order shall come into operation on 21st 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 189 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5),

and

(b) the substitution at reference number 190 for the matter in columns (4) and (5) of the following

“

Kells -

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

The area comprising the District

Electoral Divisions of Athboy,

Ballinlough, Balrathboyne,

Boherboy, Burry, Castlekeeran,

Cloghbrack, Crossakeel, Girley,

Grennanstown, Kells Rural, Kells

Urban, Kildalkey, Killaconnigan,

Kilskeer, Loughan, Maperath,

Moynalty, Newtown, Rathmore,

Staholmog and Teltown in the

county of Meath.

”.

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended at reference number 162 by the substitution for the matter in column (4) of the following

“

Kells -

Second, Third and Fourth

Thursday in each month at

10.30 a.m. and 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 10 in column (4) by the deletion of “Athboy,” and “189,”.

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,

11th September 2001

Elisha D'Arcy

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 Athboy with the District Court Area of Kells and varies the days on which the District Court at Kells sits to the Second, Third and Fourth Thursday in each month at 10.30 a.m. and 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