S.I. No. 77/2017 - District Court (Judges' Robes) Rules 2017.

1. (1) Save as otherwise provided by Statute or these Rules, the official attire to be worn by the Judges during the sittings of the Court shall be as follows

(

a

) a black coat and gown of uniform nature and material and white bands or

(

b

) a black gown of uniform nature and material with sleeves bearing blue double ribbon banding and a single white neck tab or white bands.

(2) A Judge appointed to the Court after the coming into operation of sub-rule (1) and this sub-rule shall wear the official attire specified in paragraph (

b

) of sub-rule (1).

2. A Judge, when hearing and determining such proceedings as are referred to in

section 45

(1) of the

Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989

(No. 6 of 1989) or proceedings involving a child shall not be required to wear either such gown but shall during the sittings of the Court wear white bands or a single white neck tab and dark attire.”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These rules amend Order 5 of the District Court Rules to provide for new judicial attire for the judges of the District Court.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

14

th March

, 2017.

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

, and of all other powers enabling them in this behalf, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice and Equality, make the following rules of court.

Dated this 30th day of January 2017.

Rosemary Horgan Chairperson

Mary C Devins

Brian Sheridan

Conal Gibbons

Anne Watkin

Shane McCarthy

Riobard Pierse

Niall Nolan

Roy Pearson

Noel A Doherty

Michelle Johnston

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

Dated this 8th day of March 2017.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

S.I. No. 77 of 2017

DISTRICT COURT (JUDGES’ ROBES) RULES 2017