S.I. No. 276/2014 - Circuit Court Rules (Registered Post) 2014.

1. That I did serve the within................... dated the .......... day of ........................ 20.... on the within named Defendant by

†posting a true copy thereof at ............ am/pm on the .......... day of ........................ 20.... at...................... Post Office in a registered prepaid envelope addressed to the Defendant, the said..................... at *..................... (being the last known residence/place of business of the Defendant)

†depositing a true copy thereof in an envelope at ..... am/pm on the .......... day of ........................ 20.... with a postal service provider authorised to provide a registered items service and registered as such in the register maintained under

section 40

of the

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011

.

2. †That the said envelope has not been returned undelivered to the sender.

†That the said envelope has been recorded as delivered on the .......... day of ........................ 20....

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing same to be true and by virtue of the

Statutory Declarations Act 1938

and the

Courts Act 1964

empowering this Declaration to be used as proof of service of the said †............ civil bill †.................. (identify other originating document).

Signed........................................

Declared before me..................... (name in capitals) a

†notary public

†commissioner for oaths

†peace commissioner

†person authorised by (insert authorising statutory provision)........................... to take and receive statutory declarations

by the said................

†who is personally known to me,

†who is identified to me by........................ who is personally known to me

†whose identity has been established to me before the taking of this Declaration by the production to me of

††passport no................... issued on the .......... day of ........................ by the authorities of................., which is an authority recognised by the Irish Government,

††national identity card no............................ issued on the .......... day of ........................ by the authorities of....................... which is an EU Member State, the Swiss Confederation or a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement,

††Aliens Passport no...................... issued on the .......... day of ........................ by the authorities of............. which is an authority recognised by the Irish Government,

††refugee travel document no................... issued on the .......... day of ........................ by the Minister for Justice and Equality,

††travel document (other than refugee travel document)........................ issued on the .......... day of ........................ by the Minister for Justice and Equality,

at........ this .......... day of ........................ 20....

Signed .........................................

†notary public

†commissioner for oaths

†peace commissioner

†person authorised by (insert authorising statutory provision)........................... to take and receive statutory declarations

*Postal address in full

†Delete words or clauses which are not applicable.

††Where relevant, provide details of the document by which identity has been established, and delete the remaining alternatives.

Note: In accordance with section 7(6) of the

Courts Act 1964

, this declaration is to be made not earlier than 10 days after the day on which the envelope is posted.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These rules amend the Circuit Court Rules by the insertion of a definition of “registered post” in the interpretation of terms to facilitate the operation of the

Communications Regulation Act 2002

and the

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011

.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

20

th June

, 2014.

We, the Circuit Court Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of

section 69

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1936

, by virtue of the powers conferred on us by

section 66

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1924

and

section 70

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1936

, (as applied by

section 48

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

) and

section 27

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice and Equality, make the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 25th day of November 2013.

(Signed): Raymond Groarke

(Chairman of the Circuit Court Rules Committee)

Alison Lindsay

Tony Hunt

David Dodd

Gerard J. Doherty

Fiona Duffy Coady

Noel Rubotham

Patricia Casey

I concur in the making of the above Rules of Court.

Dated this 10th day of June 2014.

Signed: FRANCES FITZGERALD

MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY

S.I. No. 276 of 2014

CIRCUIT COURT RULES (REGISTERED POST) 2014