Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013

PART 9

Miscellaneous

Amendment of section 38 of Courts of Justice Act 1936

98. The Courts of Justice Act 1936 is amended in section 38—

(a) in subsection (1), by substituting the following for paragraph (b):

“(b) in every other case—

(i) subject to subparagraph (ii), to the High Court on Circuit sitting in the appeal town designated for the appeal in accordance with section 34(2), or

(ii) where a direction has been given pursuant to section 34(7) in respect of the appeal town in which the appeal, but for such direction, would have been heard, to the High Court on Circuit sitting in such other appeal town, or to the High Court sitting in Dublin, as the case may be, as directed in accordance with section 34(8).”,

(b) in subsection (4), by deleting “on the same circuit”, and

(c) in subsection (5)(a), by deleting “in the same circuit”.