Public Officers Protection (Ireland) Act, 1803

Amends may be paid into court before issue joined.

4. And . . . in case such justice or governor or deputy governor respectively shall neglect to tender any amends or shall have tendered insufficient amends before the action brought, it shall and may be lawful for him, by leave of the court where such action shall depend, at any time before issue joined to pay into court such sum of money as he shall see fit, whereupon such proceedings, orders, and judgements shall be had, made, and given in and by such court as in other actions where the defendant is allowed to pay money into court.