S.I. No. 557/2010 - District Court (Summonses) Rules 2010.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th November, 2010. | ||
The District Court Rules Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 91 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924 , section 72 of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , section 34 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 and section 24 of the Interpretation Act 2005 , do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, make the following rules of court. | ||
Dated this 18th day of October 2010. | ||
Miriam Malone, Chairperson | ||
Mary C Devins | ||
Thomas E O’Donnell | ||
David Riordan | ||
Fiona Twomey | ||
Shalom Binchy | ||
Roy Pearson | ||
Noel A Doherty | ||
Michelle Johnston. | ||
I concur in the making of the following rules of court. | ||
Dated this 25th day of November 2010. | ||
DERMOT AHERN, | ||
Minister for Justice and Law Reform. | ||
S.I. No. 557 of 2010 DISTRICT COURT (SUMMONSES) RULES 2010 | ||
1. (1) These Rules, which may be cited as the District Court (Summonses) Rules 2010, shall come into operation on the 23rd day of December 2010. | ||
(2) These Rules shall be construed together with the District Court Rules 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) and all other District Court Rules. | ||
(3) The District Court Rules as amended by these Rules may be cited as the District Court Rules 1997 to 2010. | ||
2. The District Court Rules 1997 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1997 ) are amended by the substitution for rule 6 of Order 15 of the following rule: | ||
“6.(1)In the case of every summons issued otherwise than by transmitting it by electronic means to the person who applied for it or a person acting on his or her behalf, there shall be issued with such summons one copy thereof for service upon each person to whom the summons is directed. | ||
(2)Where a summons is issued by transmitting it by electronic means to the person who applied for it or a person acting on his or her behalf, a true copy of such summons shall be served upon each person to whom the summons is directed.” | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These rules substitute rule 6 of Order 15 of the District Court Rules regarding procedure for the delivery of summonses. |