STATUTORY INSTRUMENT

S.I. No. 610 of 2006

DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS AND AREAS (AMENDMENT) (DOWRA AND DRUMKEERIN AND MANORHAMILTON AND BALLYCONNELL AND SWANLINBAR) ORDER, 2006.

S.I. No. 610 of 2006

District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment)(Dowra and Drumkeerin and Manorhamilton and Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar) Order, 2006.

The Courts Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 26 of the section 43 of the section 16 of the 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)(Dowra and Drumkeerin and Manorhamilton and Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar) Order, 2006.

(b)    This Order shall come into operation on 1^st January, 2007.

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 12 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5)

(b)  The deletion at reference 142 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5)

(c)  The substitution at reference 143 for the matter in column (5) of the following:

-�The area comprising-

the Electoral Divisions of Aghalateeve, Aghanlish, Arigna, Ballaghameehan, Barnameenagh, Belhavel, Cloonclare, Cloonlogher, Dromahaire, Drumkeerin, Drumreilly East, Drumreilly West, Garvagh, Glenade, Glenaniff, Glenboy, Glencar, Glenfarn, Killanummery, Killarga, Kiltyclogher, Lurganboy, Mahanagh, Manorhamilton, Melvin, Munakill, Sramore, St. Patricks and Yugan in the county of Leitrim.-�

and

(d) The substitution at reference 7 for the matter in column (5) of the following:

-�The area comprising-

the Electoral Divisions of Ardue, Ballyconnell, Ballymagauran, Bawnboy, Belturbet urban, Benbrack, Bilberry, Carn, Carrafin, Castlesaunderson, Derrylahan, Derrynananta, Diamond, Doogary, Dowra, Dunmakeever, Esky, Grilly, Kinawley, Kilconny, Killinagh, Lissanover, Milltown, Pedara Vohers, Redhill, Swanlinbar, Teebane, Templeport, Tircahan and Tuam in the county of Cavan.-�

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 12 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5)

(b) The deletion at reference 126 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5)

(c) The substitution at reference number 127 for the matter in column (5) of the following:

-�

The area comprising-

the Electoral Divisions of Aghalateeve, Aghanlish, Arigna, Ballaghameehan, Barnameenagh, Belhavel, Cloonclare, Cloonlogher, Drumahaire, Drumkeeran, Dromreilly East, Drumreilly West, Garvagh, Glenade, Glenaniff, Glenboy, Glencar, Glenfarn, Killanummery, Killarga, Kiltyclogher, Lurganboy, Mahanagh, Manorhamilton, Melvin, Munakill, Sramore, St. Patrick's and Yugan in the county of Leitrim.-�

and

(d)  The substitution at reference number 7 for the matter in column (5) of the following:

-�The area comprising-

the Electoral Divisions of Ardue, Ballyconnell, Ballymagauran, Bawnboy, Belturbet urban, Benbrack, Bilberry, Carn, Carrafin, Castlesaunderson, Derrylahan, Derrynananta, Diamond, Doogary, Dowra, Dunmakeever, Esky, Grilly, Kinawley, Kilconny, Killinagh, Lissanover, Milltown, Pedara Vohers, Redhill, Swanlinbar, Teebane, Templeport, Tircahan and Tuam in the county of Cavan.-�

4.          The Schedule to the District Court-Areas (Amendment) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 161 of 1970 ), is hereby amended at reference number 2 in column (4) by the deletion of -�Dowra-�, -�Drumkeerin-�, -�12-� and -�142-�.

5.          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.

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 Electoral Divisions of the District Court Area of Dowra into the District Court Areas of Manorhamilton and Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar.

(b)  The amalgamation of the Electoral Divisions of the District Court Area of Drumkeerin into the District Court Area of Manorhamilton.