S.I. No. 626/2006 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Ballyforan and Ballinasloe) Order, 2006

1. (a) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Ballyforan and Ballinasloe) 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 210 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5)

and

(b) The substitution at reference 81 for the matters in columns (4) and (5) of the following

Ballinasloe- First and third Wednesday in every month at 10.30 a.m. and the fourth Wednesday in January, March, May, July, September and November at 10.30 a.m.

The area comprising-

(a) the Electoral Divisions of Ahascragh, Annagh, Aughrim (Ballinasloe), Ballinasloe Rural, Ballinasloe Urban, Castleffrench, Clonbrock, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killallaghtan, Killeroran, Killoran, Killure, Lismanny, Oatfield and Taghboy in the County of Galway, and

(b) the Electoral Divisions of Ballydangan, Caltragh, Carrowreagh, Cloonburren, Creagh, Culliagh, Dysart, Kilcar, Lismaha, Moore, Taghboy, Taghmaconnell and Turrock in the County of Roscommon.

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

and

(b) The substitution at reference number 71 for the matter in columns (4) and (5) of the following

Ballinasloe- First and third Wednesday in every month at 10.30 a.m. and the fourth Wednesday in January, March, May, July, September and November at 10.30 a.m.

The area comprising-

(c) the Electoral Divisions of Ahascragh, Annagh, Aughrim (Ballinasloe), Ballinasloe Rural, Ballinasloe Urban, Castleffrench, Clonbrock, Clontuskert, Kellysgrove, Kilconnell, Killallaghtan, Killeroran, Killoran, Killure, Lismanny, Oatfield and Taghboy in the County of Galway, and

(d) the Electoral Divisions of Ballydangan, Caltragh, Carrowreagh, Cloonburren, Creagh, Culliagh, Dysart, Kilcar, Lismaha, Moore, Taghboy, Taghmaconnell and Turrock in the County of Roscommon.

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

S.I. No. 161 of 1970

), is hereby amended at reference number 8 by the deletion of “Ballyforan,” and “210,”

5. Business transacted in the District Court that is initiated and not completed before commecement 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: 15

th

December, 2006.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This note does not form part of the instrument and is not a legal interpretation.

This order provides for -

(a) The amalgamation of the Electoral Divisions of the District Court Area of Ballyforan into the District Court Area of Ballinasloe

and

(b) additional sittings of the District Court at Ballinasloe on the fourth Wednesday in January, March, May, July, September and November at 10.30 a.m.

S.I. No. 626 of 2006

District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Ballyforan and Ballinasloe) 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