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S.I. No. 162 of 2005 .

DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS AND AREAS (AMENDMENT) AND VARIATION OF DAYS AND HOURS (KINGSCOURT AND BAILIEBOROUGH) ORDER, 2005.

S.I. No. 162 of 2005

District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Kingscourt and Bailieborough) Order, 2005.

The Courts Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 26 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 ( section 43 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 ( section 16 of the Courts Act, 1971 ( 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.         (a)        This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Kingscourt and Bailieborough) Order, 2005.

(b)      This Order shall come into operation on 1^st April, 2005.

2.         The First Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ), is hereby amended by -

(a)        the deletion at reference number 13 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5)

and

(b)        the substitution at reference number 6 for the matter in columns (4) and (5) of the following:

3.         The Second Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ), is hereby amended by -

(a)    the deletion at reference number 13 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5)

and

(b)    the substitution at reference number 6 for the matter in columns (4) and (5) of the following:

4.         The Schedule to the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 161 of 1970 ), is hereby amended at reference number 5 in column (4) by the deletion of “Kingscourt,” and “13,”.

5.         Business transacted in the District Court that is initiated and 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 does not form part of the instrument and is not a legal interpretation.

This order provides for-

(a)  the amalgamation of the District Electoral Divisions of the District Court Area of Kingscourt into the District Court Area of Bailieborough.

(b) additional sittings of the District Court at Bailieborough on the 1^st Friday of each month at 10.30 a.m.

(c) the sitting of the District Court at Bailieborough on the 3 rd Monday of each month to commence at 10.30 a.m.