S.I. No. 313/2007 - District Court (Community Service) Rules 2007

1. These rules may be cited as the District Court (Community Service) Rules 2007.

2. These rules shall come into operation on the 20th day of July 2007 and shall be read together with all other District Court Rules for the time being in force.

3. Order 30 of the District Court Rules is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-rule (3) of rule 3 thereof of the following

“(3) A summons issued under this rule shall be served upon the offender by a member of the Garda Síochána at least seven days before the date fixed for the hearing of the summons or by registered pre-paid post in accordance with Order 10.”

GIVEN this 14th day of May 2007

MIRIAM MALONE

Chairperson

UINSIN MAC GRUAIRC

MARY C DEVINS

THOMAS E O’DONNELL

BRIAN SHERIDAN

FIONA TWOMEY

ROY PEARSON

NOEL A DOHERTY

ELIZABETH HUGHES

Secretary

I concur in the making of the foregoing rules

Dated this 22nd day of June 2007

Signed: BRIAN LENIHAN

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This does not form part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Rules amend Order 30 rule 5 to provide for service by registered post.

S.I. No. 313 of 2007

DISTRICT COURT (COMMUNITY SERVICE) RULES 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

29

th June

, 2007.

The District Court Rules Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

section 91

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1924

,

section 72

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1936

,

section 34

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

and

section 24

of the

Interpretation Act 2005

, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, make the following rules of court:—