14/12/1943: Circuit Court (Appeals From District Court) Rules, 1943.

CIRCUIT COURT (APPEALS FROM DISTRICT COURT) RULES, 1943.

We, the Circuit Court Rules Committee constituted pursuant to the provisions of Section 69 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by Section 66 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 , and Section 70 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, make the annexed Rules as Supplemental Rules to the Rules of the Circuit Court.

Dated this l4th day of December, 1943.

Signed, CAHIR DAVITT, Chairman.

JAMES SEALY.

W. J. GLEESON.

ARTHUR E. CORBETT.

E. C. MICKS.

SEAN O hUADHAIGH.

JOHN J. DUNNE.

SEAMUS O CONCHUBHAIR,

Rúnaidhe.

I concur in the making of the annexed Rules.

(Signed), GERALD BOLAND.

Minister for Justice.

30th December, 1943.

IRELAND.

CIRCUIT COURT RULES, 1943.

CIRCUIT COURT OF JUSTICE.

SUPPLEMENTAL RULES RELATING TO APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT.

1. These Rules are to be read together with the Rules of the Circuit Court, 1931, and, in particular, together with Order XXXIX and Rules 6 and 21 of Order XLI of the said Rules.

2. Whenever an Appeal in a Criminal Case from a Justice of the District Court to a Judge of the Circuit Court shall not have been prosecuted, or the Original Order shall have been confirmed or varied upon appeal, or either party shall upon appeal have been ordered to pay a specified sum for Costs, the Circuit Judge may direct the issue by the County Registrar of all Warrants necessary and proper for the execution of the Original Order or of such varied Order and to enforce the payment of such Costs.

3. Where the Order of the Justice of the District Court as confirmed or varied on Appeal directs the imprisonment of any person the Judge of the Circuit Court may, upon confirming or varying the said Order, or at any time before the issue of a formal Warrant by a Justice of the District Court or by the County Registrar for the execution of such Order so varied or confirmed, direct that such person be taken into custody forthwith, or detained in custody, and imprisoned pending the issue of such formal Warrant.

4. Where a party desiring to appeal in a Criminal Case under the provisions of Section 18 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1928 , or any enactment amending the same, from the decision of a Justice of the District Court to a Judge of the Circuit Court has failed to enter into a recognizance as required by Rule 165 of the District Court Rules, 1926, or has failed in respect of his Appeal to pay any of the fees prescribed by or otherwise to comply with any of the provisions of the District Court (Fees) Order, 1937 (Statutory Rules and Orders, 1937, No. 177) then, notwithstanding anything in the said Rule or Order or either of them expressed or implied, such failure shall not affect the right of such person to appeal or to prosecute his appeal, nor shall it operate to prevent the Judge of the Circuit Court from hearing the same, nor upon such hearing from making such Order within his jurisdiction as shall to him appear just and proper.

5. The words "these Rules" contained in Rule 21 of Order XLI of the Rules of the Circuit Court, 1931, shall be deemed to include the Rules contained in Part IV of the District Court Rules.

6. The Forms in the Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be included in the Forms scheduled to the Rules of the Circuit Court, 1931.

SCHEDULE.

FORM 1.

IRELAND.

CIRCUIT COURT OF JUSTICE.

............................................................ .............Circuit      County of..................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................Complainant

and

............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................Defendant

WHEREAS on the bearing of a complaint that the above-named Defendant............................................................ ...........................of............................................................ .....on the...............day of.................................19......... at............................................. in the said County of.............................................did............................................................ ............................................................ .....

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ 

............................................................ ............................................................ ....................contrary to the Statute in that case made and provided, an Order was made on the..................day of................................................19.........by one of the Justices of the District Court sitting at the Courthouse at............................................................ in the said County against the Defendant to the following effect :—(e.g., Defendant is convicted of the said offence and ordered to............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....) :

AND WHEREAS on the hearing of an Appeal by the said Defendant against the said Order the Judge for the time being assigned to the Circuit above mentioned upon the...............day of ....................................19........., ordered as follows :—............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ....... :

AND WHEREAS the said Order has not been complied with :

This is to Command you to whom this Warrant is addressed to execute the said Order against the said (Defendant) as follows:—

(e.g. To lodge him in the Prison at............................................................ .to be imprisoned there for the period of............................................................ ...with (or without) hard labour (unless said sums be sooner paid) OR to levy said costs by distress and sale of his goods) And for this the present Warrant shall be a sufficient Authority to all Whom it may Concern.

This Warrant to be returned in........................days if not executed.

............................................................ ....(Seal).

County Registrar.

This...................day of...................................................19.........

To: Superintendent of the Garda Siochana at............................................................ ...

or

............................................................ ............Esq.,  Under Sheriff at...........................................................

FORM 2.

IRELAND.

CIRCUIT COURT OF JUSTICE.

....................................Circuit County of............................................................ ...........

............................................................ ............................................................ .Complainant

and

............................................................ ............................................................ ....Defendant

To the Governor of............................................................ .......................................Prison.

I have (or His Honor Judge........................................................has) this day heard and determined the appeal of...........................................................taken from the District Court in above-mentioned Criminal Case and pursuant to my (his) Order on such Appeal has directed that the said....................................be imprisoned for a period of............................................................ .........

You are hereby authorised and empowered to receive the body of the said ............................................................ ............and him to imprison and keep at............................................................ .....................pending the issue in due course of a formal Warrant of execution.

..........................................................

Judge............................................................ .........Circuit.

or

(County Registrar as the case may be).

This...............day of......................................................19............