STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 198 of 2000.

DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS AND AREAS (AMENDMENT) AND VARIATION OF DAYS (ABBEYLEIX AND RATHDOWNEY) ORDER, 2000.

S.I. No. 198 of 2000.

DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS AND AREAS (AMENDMENT) AND VARIATION OF DAYS (ABBEYLEIX AND RATHDOWNEY) ORDER, 2000.

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 ), by section 16 of the Courts Act, 1971 ( No. 36 of 1971 ), and by 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:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (Abbeyleix and Rathdowney) Order 2000.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 4th day of July, 2000.

2. In this Order--

“Order of 1998” means the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (No. 13) Order, 1998 ( S.I. No. 402 of 1998 );

“The Principal Order” means the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ).

3. The First Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby amended by--

(a) the insertion at reference number 139 (as amended by Article 3(a) of the Order of 1998) of the following:

(b) the substitution for the matter in column (4) at reference number 134 (inserted by Article 3(c) of the Order of 1998) of the following

“Abbeyleix--

Second Thursday in each month at 11 a.m.”, and

(c) the substitution for the matter in column (5) at reference number 134 (inserted by Article 3(b) of the Order of 1998) of the following:

“The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Abbeyleix, Ballinakill, Ballyroan, Blandsfort, Clash, Colt, Cuffsborough, Cullenagh, Dunmore, Durrow, Dysartgallen and Killermogh in the county of Laoighis.”.

4. The Second Schedule of the Principal Order is hereby amended by--

(a) the insertion at reference number 123 (as amended by Article 4(a) of the Order of 1998) of the following:

(b) the substitution for the matter in column (4) at reference number 118 (inserted by Article 4(c) of the Order of 1998) of the following:

“Abbeyleix--

Second Thursday in each month at 11 a.m.”

(c) the substitution for the matter in column (5) at reference number 118 (inserted by Article 4(b) of the Order of 1998) of the following:

“The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Abbeyleix, Ballinakill, Ballyroan, Blandsfort, Clash, Colt, Cuffsborough, Cullenagh, Dunmore, Durrow, Dysartgallen and Killermogh in the county of Laoighis.”

5. The Schedule to the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 161 of 1970 ), (as amended by Article 5 of the Order of 1998), is hereby amended at reference number 15 by the insertion in column (4) of--

(a) “Rathdowney,” before “Roscrea”, and of

(b) “139,” before “235”.

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 been in force at the time at which such business had been initiated.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This order provides for the re-creation of the District Court Area of Rathdowney and the sittings of the District Court for the District Electoral Divisions of Aghmacart, Ballybrophy, Borris-in-Ossory, Clonmore, Cullahill, Donaghmore, Errill, Grantstown, Kilcoke, Kildelig, Kilnasser, Kyle South, Moneenalassa, Rathdowney and Rathsaran in the county of Laoighis on the fourth Friday of each month at 11 a.m.