S.I. No. 535/2001 - Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 4) (Chief Prosecution Solicitor), 2001

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 annexed Rules of Court.

I concur in the making of the annexed Rules of Court.

S.I. NO. 535 OF 2001

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (NO. 4) (CHIEF PROSECUTION SOLICITOR) 2001

1.   The following definition shall be inserted by way of amendment to order 125, rule 1 immediately after the definition of “Central Office” therein:-

“The “Chief State Solicitor” means the Chief Prosecution Solicitor where the Director of Public Prosecutions is a party or an intended party to proceedings or in respect of functions conferred on the Director of Public Prosecutions by section 3 of the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974 or otherwise”.

2.   This rule shall come into operation on the 3rd day of December, 2001.

3.   This rule shall be construed together with the Rules of the Superior Courts, 1986 to 2001 and may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 4) (Chief Prosecution Solicitor), 2001.