Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961

Preservation of continuity of administration and enforcement of justice.

49.—(1) The continuity of the administration and enforcement of justice shall not be interrupted by the coming into operation of the Principal Act or this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section—

(a) any act done or proceedings taken before the operative date in respect of any cause or matter in the court mentioned in column (2) of Part I of the Seventh Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be deemed to have been done or taken respectively in the court mentioned in column (3) of the said Part I at that reference number,

(b) any act done or proceedings taken before the operative date in respect of any cause or matter before the judge mentioned in column (2) of Part II of the Seventh Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number (being reference number 1 or 2) shall be deemed to have been done in that cause or matter before the judge mentioned in column (3) of the said Part II at that reference number,

(c) any act done or proceedings taken before the operative date in respect of any cause or matter before the existing Cork Circuit Court Judge exercising jurisdiction in admiralty shall be deemed to have been done or taken in the Cork Local Admiralty Court,

(d) any act done or proceedings taken before the operative date in respect of any cause or matter before the existing Cork Circuit Court Judge exercising jurisdiction in bankruptcy shall be deemed to have been done or taken in the Cork Local Bankruptcy Court.

(3) In subsection (2) of this section “the existing Cork Circuit Court Judge” means the judge of the existing Circuit Court for the circuit of the existing Circuit Court consisting of the county and county borough of Cork.