S.I. No. 3/2003 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) (Callan and Kilkenny) Order, 2003


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), section 16 of the Courts Act, 1971 (No. 36 of 1971) and 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) (Callan and Kilkenny) Order, 2003.

(b)      This Order shall come into operation on 1st February, 2003.

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

and

(b)    the substitution at reference number 131 for the matter in columns (2) (3), (4) and (5) of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties of Kilkenny and Tipperary S.R.

District Court Area of Kilkenny

Kilkenny —

 

First, Second, Third and Fourth Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

 

Second Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

The area comprising —

(a) the borough of Kilkenny,

 

(b) the District Electoral Divisions of Ballinamara, Ballycallan, Boolyglass, Burnchurch, Callan Rural, Callan Urban, Clara, Coolaghmore, Dunbell, Dunmore, Earlstown, Grange, Kilkenny Rural, Kilkieran, Killamery, Kilmaganny, Kilmanagh, Mallardstown, Odagh, Outrath, Rathcoole, Rathealy, St. Canice, Scotsborough, Tiscoffin, Tullaghanbrogue and Tullaroan in the county of Kilkenny, and

 

 

 

 

(c) the District Electoral Divisions of Kilvemnon, Modeshil and Mullinahone in the county of Tipperary (South Riding).

 

 

 

 

 

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

and

(b)    the substitution at reference number 115 for the matter in columns (2) (3), (4) and (5) of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties of Kilkenny and Tipperary S.R.

District Court Area of Kilkenny

Kilkenny —

 

First, Second, Third and Fourth Tuesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Second Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

The area comprising —

(a) the borough of Kilkenny,

 

(b) the District Electoral Divisions of Ballinamara, Ballycallan, Boolyglass, Burnchurch, Callan Rural, Callan Urban, Clara, Coolaghmore, Dunbell, Dunmore, Earlstown, Grange, Kilkenny Rural, Kilkieran, Killamery, Kilmaganny, Kilmanagh, Mallardstown, Odagh, Outrath, Rathcoole, Rathealy, St. Canice, Scotsborough, Tiscoffin, Tullaghanbrogue and Tullaroan in the county of Kilkenny, and

 

(c) the District Electoral Divisions of Kilvemnon, Modeshil and Mullinahone in the county of Tipperary (South Riding)

 

 

 

 

 

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4.         The Schedule to the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 161 of 1970 ), is hereby amended at reference number 22 in column (4) by the deletion of “Callan,” and “127,”.

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.

 

GIVEN under the Seal of the Courts Service,

6th January, 2003.

 

Peter Smithwick

Member of the Board of the Courts Service, authorised to sign documents under the Seal of the Courts Service.

 

Brendan Ryan

Officer of the Courts Service designated for the purpose of authenticating the Seal of the Courts Service, pursuant to section 10 of the Courts Service Act, 1998 .

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 Callan into the District Court Area of Kilkenny, and

(b)  the variation of the days on which the District Court in Kilkenny sits to the First, Second Third and Fourth Tuesdays at 10.30. a.m. and the Second Wednesday in each month at 10.30. a.m.