S.I. No. 581/2009 - District Court (Combined Court offices) Rules 2009

1. These rules may be cited as the District Court (Combined Court Offices) Rules 2009.

2. These rules shall come into operation on the 11th day of January 2010 and shall be construed together with the District Court Rules 1997 to 2009.

3. The District Court Rules, 1997 (

S.I. No. 93 of 1997

) are amended by the substitution in the “Interpretation of Terms” provisions for the definition of “Clerk” of the following

“ “Clerk”, save where the context otherwise requires, means a District Court Clerk attached to the District Court in accordance with

section 46

of the

Court Officers Act 1926

and assigned to any one or more court areas in accordance with section 48 of that Act or a person temporarily appointed to perform the duties and fulfil the functions of such Clerk, and where a District Court Clerk conducts business in a combined courts office established under

section 14

of the

Courts and Court Officers Act 2009

, any reference in these Rules to the office of that Clerk or to the District Court office to which that business relates is or includes a reference to that combined courts office, and any form in the Schedule of Forms may be modified accordingly.”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These rules amend the District Court Rules to facilitate the transaction of business in a combined court office established under

section 14

of the

Courts and Court Officers Act 2009

.

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DISTRICT COURT (COMBINED COURT OFFICES) RULES 2009

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

8

th January

, 2010.

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

,

section 7

of the

Courts Act 1964

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.

Dated this 14th day of December 2009.

Miriam Malone, Chairperson

Uinsin Mac Gruairc

Mary C. Devins

Thomas E. O’Donnell

Brian Sheridan

Shalom Binchy

Roy Pearson

Noel A. Doherty

Michelle Johnston

I concur in the making of the following rules of court.

Dated this 31st day of December 2009.

DERMOT AHERN,

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

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DISTRICT COURT (COMBINED COURT OFFICES) RULES 2009