S.I. No. 608/2006 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) (Ballyfarnon and Boyle) Order, 2006

1. (a) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) (Ballyfarnon and Boyle) Order, 2006.

(b) This Order shall come into operation on 1

st

January, 2007.

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 209 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4 and (5)

and

(b) The substitution at reference 211 for the matter in column (5) of the following

“The area comprising-

(a) The Electoral Divisions of Aghafin, Altagowlan Ballyfarnan, Ballyformoyle Breedoge, Boyle Rural, Boyle Urban, Croghan, Crossna Estersnow, Keadew, Kilbryan Kilcolagh, Lough Allen Oakport, Rockingham, Rushfield and Tivannagh in the county of Roscommon, and

(b) Ballynashee, Killadoon Killaraght, Kilmactranny and Shancough in the county of Sligo.”

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by -

(a) The deletion at reference 179 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4 and (5)

and

(b) The substitution at reference number 181 for the matter in column (5) of the following

“The area comprising-

(a) The Electoral Divisions of Aghafin Altagowlan, Ballyfarnan Ballyformoyle, Breedoge, Boyle Rural, Boyle Urban, Croghan Crossna, Estersnow, Keadew Kilbryan, Kilcolagh, Lough Allen Oakport, Rockingham, Rushfield and Tivannagh in the county of Roscommon, and

(b) Ballynashee, Killadoon, Killaraght Kilmactranny and Shancough in the county of Sligo.”

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

S.I. No. 161 of 1970

), is hereby amended at reference number 2 by the deletion of “Ballyfarnon”, and “209”.

5. Business transacted in the District Court that is initiated and not completed before 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,

Miriam Malone

_________________________________

Member of the Board of the Courts Service authorised to sign documents under the Seal of the Courts Service.

Miriam O'Flanagan

_________________________________

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

.

Dated: 25

th

October, 2006.

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 Electoral Divisions of the District Court Area of Ballyfarnon into the District Court Area of Boyle.

S.I. No. 608 of 2006

District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) (Ballyfarnon and Boyle) Order, 2006.

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