S.I. No. 169/2005 - Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 (Section 17) Order 2005

1. This Order may be cited as the

Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004

(Section 17) Order 2005.

2. In this Order “Act of 2004” means the

Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004

(No.

31 of 2004).

3. For the purposes of section 17 of the Act of 2004, the prescribed date is the date upon which the personal injuries summons is served on the defendant.

4. (1) For the purposes of section 17 of the Act of 2004 the prescribed period shall, in the case of proceedings in the Circuit Court or the High Court, be the period commencing on the prescribed date and ending on the expiration of 14 days after the service of the notice of trial in those proceedings.

(2) For the purposes of section 17 of the Act of 2004, the prescribed period shall, in the case of proceedings in the District Court, be the period commencing on the prescribed date and ending on the expiration of 4 days after the delivery of the defence in those proceedings.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 31st day of March, 2005.

MICHAEL McDOWELL,

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order prescribes the date after which formal offers shall be made in personal injuries actions and the period after which they shall be lodged in court.

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 169 of 2005

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CIVIL LIABILITY AND COURTS ACT 2004 (SECTION 17) ORDER 2005.

S.I. No. 169 of 2005

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CIVIL LIABILITY AND COURTS ACT 2004 (SECTION 17) ORDER 2005.

I, MICHAEL McDOWELL, Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 17

of the

Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004

(

No. 31 of 2004

), hereby order as follows