S.I. No. 301/1970:

DISTRICT COURT AREAS (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) ORDER, 1970.

DISTRICT COURT AREAS (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) ORDER, 1970.

I, DESMOND O'MALLEY, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the power conferred on me by section 26 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 (No. 32 of 1953), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the District Court Areas (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1970.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1971.

3. In this Order "the Principal Order" means the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ).

4. The District Court Area of Howth is hereby varied--

(a) by the deletion of Coolock Ward from the Wards mentioned at paragraph (b) in column (5) at reference number 75 in the First Schedule to the Principal Order and at paragraph (b) in column (5) at reference number 66 in the Second Schedule to that Order, and

(b) by the deletion of paragraph (c) in column (5) at reference number 75 in the First Schedule to the Principal Order and paragraph (c) in column (5) at reference number 66 in the Second Schedule to that Order.

5. The District Court Area of Kilmainham is hereby varied--

(a) by the insertion after "Dublin" in paragraph (d) in column (5) at reference number 76 in the First Schedule to the Principal Order of "excluding any portion of the Swords Road contained in that Ward",

(b) by the insertion after "Dublin" in paragraph (f) in column (5) at reference number 67 in the Second Schedule to the Principal Order of ", but excluding any portion of the Swords Road contained in the Santry Ward", and

(c) by the deletion of paragraph (f) in column (5) at reference number 76 in the First Schedule to the Principal Order and paragraph (h) in column (5) at reference number 67 in the Second Schedule to that Order.

6. Business transacted in the District Court which is initiated and is not completed before the commencement of this Order shall be continued and completed as if this Order had not been made.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 16th day of December, 1970.

DESMOND O'MALLEY,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order, together with the District Court Districts (Dublin) (Amendment) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 300 of 1970 ), is to transfer certain areas now contained in the District Court Areas of Howth and Kilmainham to the Dublin Metropolitan District.