S.I. No. 233/1983 - District Court Areas and Districts (Amendment) Order, 1983.


S.I. No. 233 of 1983.

DISTRICT COURT AREAS AND DISTRICTS (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1983.

I, MICHAEL NOONAN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 26 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 (No. 32 of 1953), hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Areas and Districts (Amendment) Order, 1983.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1983.

2. In this Order "the Principal Order" means the District Court Areas Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ).

3. The District Court Area of Gowran mentioned at reference number 129 in the First Schedule to the Principal Order and reference number 113 in the Second Schedule to the Principal Order and the District Court Area of Tramore mentioned at reference number 244 in the First Schedule and reference number 209 in the Second Schedule to the Principal Order are hereby abolished.

4. The District Court Area of Thomastown is hereby varied by the addition to the District Electoral Divisions mentioned in column (5) at reference number 132 in the First Schedule to the Principal Order and the addition to the District Electoral Divisions mentioned in column (5) at reference number 116 in the Second Schedule to the Principal Order of the District Electoral Divisions of Bramblestown, Goresbridge, Gowran, Paulstown, Powerstown and Shankill in the county of Kilkenny, and the District Electoral Divisions of Ballyellin and Borris in the county of Carlow.

5. The District Court Area of Waterford is hereby varied by the addition to the District Electoral Divisions mentioned in column (5) at reference number 245 in the First Schedule to the Principal Order and the addition to the District Electoral Divisions mentioned in column (5) at reference number 210 in the Second Schedule to the Principal Order of the District Electoral Divisions of Annestown, Drumcannon, Dunhill, Islandikane, Kilmacleague, Pembrokestown, Rathmoylan, Reisk and Tramore in the county of Waterford.

6. The District Court (Districts) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 6 of 1961 ), is hereby amended—

( a ) in the First Schedule thereto by the deletion in column (3) at reference number 22 of "Gowran," and "Tramore", and

( b ) in the Second Schedule thereto by the deletion in column (3) at reference number 22 of "Gowran," and "Tramore".

7. The Schedule to the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 161 of 1970 ), is hereby amended by the deletion in column (4) at reference number 22 of "Gowran," ", Tramore" "129," and ", 244".

8. Business transacted in the District Court which 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 my Official Seal, this 28th day of July, 1983.

MICHAEL NOONAN,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order provides for the abolition of the District Court Areas of Tramore and Gowran and the amalgamation of the District Electoral Divisions which comprise those Areas with the District Court Areas of Waterford and Thomastown, respectively.