S.I. No. 43/2008 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) (Corofin and Kildysart and Ennis, Ennistymon and Kilrush) and Variation of Days (Ennis and Ennistymon) Order, 2008

1. (

a

) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) (Corofin and Kildysart and Ennis, Ennistymon and Kilrush) and Variation of Days (Ennis and Ennistymon) Order, 2008.

(

b

) This Order shall come into operation on 1st March, 2008.

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

(

b

) The deletion at reference 18 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5)

(

c

) The substitution at reference 16 for the matter in column (5) of the following

“The area comprising—

the Electoral Divisions of Ballyeighter, Ballynacally, Boston, Clareabbey, Clondagad, Clooney (Tulla), Corofin, Crusheen, Doora, Dysert, Ennis Rural, Ennis No. 1 Urban, Ennis No. 2 Urban, Ennis No. 3 Urban, Ennis No. 4 Urban, Furroor, Glenmore, Glenroe, Kilchreest, Kilcloher, Killadysert, Killanniv, Killinaboy, Killone, Kilnamona, Kilraghtis, Kinturk, Liscasey Lisheen, Muckanagh, Newmarket, Quin, Ruan, Spancelhill, Templemaley, Tomfinlough and Urlan in the county of Clare.”

and

(

d

) The substitution at reference 17 for the matter in column (5) of the following

“The area comprising—

the Electoral Divisions of Ballagh, Ballyea, Ballysteen, Carran, Castletown, Clooney (Ennistimon), Ennistimon, Kilfenora, Killaspuglonane, Kilshanny, Kiltoraght, Liscannor, Magherareagh, Moy, Noughaval, Rath, and Smithstown in the county of Clare.”

and

(

e

) The substitution at reference 21 for the matter in column (5) of the following

“The area comprising—

The Electoral Divisions of Clooncoorha, Coolmeen, Cooraclare, Drumellihy, Kilfiddane, Killimer, Kilmihil, Killofin, Kilmurry (Killadysert), Kilrush Rural, Kilrush Urban, Knock, Rinealon and Tullycreen in the county of Clare.”

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by—

(

a

) the substitution at reference number 17 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“Ennistymon—

First Wednesday in January, February, March, April, May,

June, July, September, October, November and December

at 11.00 a.m.”

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by—

(

a

) the substitution at reference number 16 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“Ennistymon—

First Wednesday in January, February, March, April, May,

June, July, September, October, November and December

at 11.00 a.m.”

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by—

(a.) the substitution at reference number 15 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“First Tuesday and third Tuesday at 11.00 a.m.

Fourth Thursday in each month at 11.00 a.m.”

6. 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,

25 February 2008

MIRIAM MALONE.

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

MARIE RYAN.

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 February 2008

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 Corofin into the District Court Areas of Ennis and Ennistymon.

(

b

) The amalgamation of the Electoral Divisions of the District Court Area of Kildysart into the District Court Areas of Ennis and Kilrush.

(

c

) Variation of Days in Ennis District Court, Family Law to be heard on First Tuesday and Third Tuesday.

(

d

) Variation of Days in Ennistymon, sitting first Wednesday every month except the month of August.

S.I. No. 43 of 2008

DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS AND AREAS (AMENDMENT) (COROFIN AND KILDYSART AND ENNIS, ENNISTYMON AND KILRUSH) AND VARIATION OF DAYS (ENNIS AND ENNISTYMON) ORDER, 2008.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

29

th February

, 2008.

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