S.I. No. 597/2007 - Rules of the Superior Courts (Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006) 2007
RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (CRIMINAL LAW (INSANITY) ACT 2006) 2007 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 4th September, 2007. | ||
We, the Superior Courts Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , section 67, and reconstituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act 1953 , section 15, by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by the Courts of Justice Act 1924 , section 36, and the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , section 68 (as applied by the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 , section 48), and the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 , section 14, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby make the following Rules of Court. | ||
Dated this 18th day of January, 2007. | ||
John L. MurrayPatrick O’Connor | ||
Richard JohnsonTony Hunt | ||
Joseph FinneganEdmund Honohan | ||
Liam McKechnieMatthew Feely | ||
Lyndon McCannNoel Rubotham. | ||
I concur in the making of the following Rules of Court. | ||
Dated this 29th day of August, 2007. | ||
Signed: BRIAN LENIHAN | ||
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. | ||
RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (CRIMINAL LAW (INSANITY) ACT 2006) 2007 | ||
1. The Rules of the Superior Courts are hereby amended by the insertion immediately following rule 10 of Order 85 thereof of the following: | ||
“11. A notice given under section 19(1) of the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 in any proceedings which may be determined by the Court shall be in the form set out in Form No 1 in Appendix DD. A copy of the notice together with proof of service of the notice shall be lodged with the proper officer.” | ||
2. The form in Schedule 1 following shall be inserted as Appendix DD to the Rules of the Superior Courts. | ||
3. These rules shall come into operation on the 26th day of September, 2007. | ||
4.These rules shall be construed together with the Rules of the Superior Courts 1986 to 2007 and may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006) 2007. | ||
SCHEDULE 1 | ||
Appendix DD | ||
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT | ||
No. 1 | ||
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ADDUCE EVIDENCE AS TO MENTAL CONDITION (SECTION 19, CRIMINAL LAW (INSANITY) ACT 2006) | ||
The People at the suit if the Director of Public Prosecutions | ||
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WHEREAS the above-named accused was on the day of 200 asked how he/she wished to plead to the charge of the offence(s) of | ||
TAKE NOTICE that the defence intends to adduce evidence as to the mental condition of the accused in the proceedings for the said offence(s). | ||
Dated this day of 200 | ||
Signed | ||
Accused/Solicitor for the accused | ||
To: Prosecutor | ||
at | ||
and to: the Proper Officer | ||
at the Central Office | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This Note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Rules provide for the form of and procedure concerning the notice required under section 19 of the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 to be given to the prosecution where the defence intends, in proceedings before the Central Criminal Court, to adduce evidence as to the mental condition of the accused. |