Dáil Eireann Courts (Winding-Up) Act, 1923

Appeals from and enforcement of Dáil Court decrees.

5.—(1) Any person who claims to be aggrieved by any registered decree of a Dáil Court other than the Dáil Supreme Court and who was a party to the proceedings in which such decree was made or is otherwise bound by such decree may appeal within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner from such decree to the Commissioners, and thereupon the Commissioners shall hear and determine such appeal.

(2) Any person who claims to be aggrieved by any registered decree of a Dáil Supreme Court and who was a party to the proceedings in which such decree was made or is otherwise bound by such decree may apply within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner to the Commissioners for leave to appeal to the Commissioners from such decree, and in the event of such leave being granted, such person may appeal within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner to the Commissioners from such decree, and thereupon the Commissioners shall hear and determine such appeal.

(3) Any person entitled to enforce any registered decree of a Dáil Court in respect of which no appeal is brought under this section may, after the expiration of the prescribed time for bringing such appeal, obtain, as of course, from the Commissioners a warrant for the execution of such decree.

(4) No decree of a Dáil Court shall be of any force or effect or be capable of being sued upon or enforced before or by the Commissioners or any other court or otherwise howsoever unless such decree is duly registered under this Act.

(5) No registered decree of a Dáil Court shall be capable of being sued upon or enforced before or by any court or otherwise howsoever save by such proceedings or other steps as are authorised by this Act, but nothing in this Act shall prevent any registered decree being pleaded and given in evidence by way of defence or set-off in any proceeding.