S.I. No. 375/2003 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Elphin, Roosky and Strokestown) Order, 2003

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

(b) This Order shall come into operation on 1

st

September, 2003.

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

S.I. No. 161 of 1970

), is hereby amended at reference number 4 in column (4 by the deletion of “Elphin,”, “Ruskey,”, “213,” and “145,”.

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,

20

th

August, 2003

David Anderson

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 amalgamation of the District Electoral Divisions of the District Court Areas of Elphin and Ruskey into the District Court Area of Strokestown.

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