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S.I. No. 201/2017 - Circuit Court Rules (Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003) 2017.
Statutory Text (3 Articles)
1. (1) These Rules, which may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules (Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003) 2017, shall come into operation on the 31st day of May 2017.
(2) These Rules shall be construed together with the Circuit Court Rules 2001 to 2017.
(3) The Circuit Court Rules 2001 to 2017 as amended by these Rules may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules 2001 to 2017.
2. The Circuit Court Rules are amended by the substitution therein for rule 5A of Order 5 of the following rule
“5A. In the case of proceedings the bringing of which requires to be authorised in accordance with
sections 14
,
17
,
32
,
36
or
49
, or rules under
section 46
(3) of the
Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act, 2003
, the indorsement of claim shall contain a statement
(
a
) confirming whether or not the proceedings have been authorised by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board,
(
b
) specifying the section of the
Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act, 2003
or the rule made under section 46(3) of that Act in accordance with which any such authorisation has been issued, and
(
c
) citing the date of issue of the authorisation and any reference or record number relating to any such authorisation.”
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These rules amend the Circuit Court Rules by the substitution for rule 5A of Order 5, of a new rule including a requirement, in the case of proceedings which require to be authorised in accordance with
sections 14
,
17
,
32
,
36
and
49
, or rules under
section 46
(3) of the
Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003
, that the indorsement of claim in relevant proceedings shall contain a statement confirming whether or not the proceedings have been authorised by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of
19
th May
, 2017.
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
),
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 28th day of February 2017.
(Signed): Raymond Groarke
(Chairman of the Circuit Court Rules Committee)
Jacqueline Linnane
Sarah Berkeley
David Dodd
Fiona Duffy
Keith Walsh
Mairead Ahern
Rita Considine
Noel Rubotham
I concur in the making of the above Rules of Court.
Dated this 17th day of May 2017.
Signed: FRANCES FITZGERALD,
MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY.
S.I. No. 201 of 2017
CIRCUIT COURT RULES (PERSONAL INJURIES ASSESSMENT BOARD ACT 2003) 2017