S.I. No. 2/2003 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Galway) Order, 2003

1. (a) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Galway) Order, 2003.

(b) This Order shall come into operation on 15

th

January, 2003.

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by the substitution at reference number 88 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“

Galway —

Each Monday at 10.30 a.m.

First, second, third and fourth Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Third Thursday in each month at 12.00 noon (Children Court only).

”.

3. 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,

6

th

January, 2003

Peter Smithwick

Member of the Board of the Courts Service authorised to sign documents under the Seal 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 variation of the days and hours on which the District Court at Galway exercising its summary jurisdiction is held to

• each Monday at 10.30 a.m.,

• the first, second, third and fourth Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m. and

• the third Thursday in each month at 12.00 noon (Children Court business).

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