S.I. No. 4/2024 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Meath Sitting in Navan and Trim) Order, 2024

1. This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (Meath sitting in Navan and Trim) Order, 2024

This Order shall come into operation on 12

th

February 2024

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by—

the substitution at reference number 188 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“Navan — Second and Third Monday in each month. Second and Third Tuesday in each month. Second and Third Wednesday in each month. Third and Fourth Thursday in each month. Second, Third and Fourth Friday in each month. All sittings at 10.30 a.m.”, and

the substitution at reference number 195 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“Trim — First, Second, Third and Fourth Tuesday in each month. First, Second, Third and Fourth Wednesday in each month. First, Second, Third and Fourth Thursday in each month. All sittings at 10.30 a.m.”.

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

S.I. No. 5 of 1961

), is hereby amended by—

the substitution at reference number 161 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“Navan — Second and Third Monday in each month. Second and Third Tuesday in each month. Second and Third Wednesday in each month. Third and Fourth Thursday in each month. Second, Third and Fourth Friday in each month. All sittings at 10.30 a.m.”, and

the substitution at reference number 165 for the matter in column (4) of the following

“Trim — First, Second, Third and Fourth Tuesday in each month. First, Second, Third and Fourth Wednesday in each month. First, Second, Third and Fourth Thursday in each month. All sittings at 10.30 a.m.”.

4. 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

8 January 2024.

PAUL KELLY,

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

DEIRDRE DOYLE,

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

.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

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

)

This order provides for the variation of Days at Navan and Trim.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

12

th January,

2024.

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