S.I. No. 57/2005 - Circuit Court Rules (European Arrest Warrant Act 2003) 2005

1. (1) In this Order—

the “2003 Act” means the

European Arrest Warrant Act 2003

;

“Framework Decision” means Council Framework Decision of the 13th June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States, the text of which is set out in the Schedule to the 2003 Act.

2. These rules shall come into operation on the 3rd day of March 2005.

3. These rules shall be construed together with the Circuit Court Rules 2001 as amended and may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules (European Arrest Warrant Act 2003) 2005.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

These Rules amend the Circuit Court Rules 2001 and lay down procedures in respect of the

European Arrest Warrant Act 2003

.

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

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CIRCUIT COURT RULES (EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003) 2005.

We, the Circuit Court Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of

section 69

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1936

and

section 12

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1947

by virtue of the powers conferred on us by

section 66

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1924

, and

section 70

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1936

, (as applied by

section 48

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

) and

section 27

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, make the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 14th day of December 2004.

Esmond Smyth

(Chairman of the Circuit Court Rules Committee)

Patrick Hunt

Fergal Foley

Noel Rubotham

Joe Deane

Faye Breen

Gerard Doherty

Susan Ryan

(Secretary)

I concur in the making of the following Rules of Court.

Dated this 3rd day of February 2005.

MICHAEL McDOWELL,

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.