S.I. No. 284/1971 - The Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 3), 1971

S.I. No. 284 of 1971.

THE RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (No. 3), 1971

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.

Dated this 4th day of October, 1971.

Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh

Brian Walsh

William O'B. Fitzgerald

John O'Leary

Weldon R. C. Parke

Thomas A. O'Reilly

Ralph J. Walker

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

Dated this 11th day of October, 1971.

DESMOND O'MALLEY,

Aire Dlí agus Cirt.

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (No. 3), 1971

1. Part II of Appendix W shall be deleted and the following substituted therefor: —

PART II

SHORTHAND WRITER

0.99, r. 36 (1)

1. Taking a note of evidence: for each day engaged ...	£8.35
if engaged after 4 p.m. for each successive period of 2 hours or part thereof, an additional ... ...	£3.34

2. Transcript of evidence for appeal: for copy (certified by the shorthand writer) to be lodged in Court and a carbon copy to the applicant's solicitor (inclusive fee for both copies) per folio ...	£0.11
for certified copy for respondent's solicitor, per folio ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	£0.06
for additional copies, per folio ... ... ...	£0.02
3. Transcript required by the Court or any party to be furnished on the morning after the note has been taken: for certified copy and 2 carbon copies, per folio ... ... ... ... ...	£0.37
for additional copies, per folio ... ... ...	£0.03

2. These Rules shall apply to business done after these rules have come into operation.

3. These Rules shall be construed together with the Rules of the Superior Courts, and may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 3), 1971.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Rules, which come into operation on the 11th October, 1971, provide for an increase in the costs in respect of shorthand writers and transcripts of evidence, as prescribed in Part II of Appendix W to the Rules of the Superior Courts ( S.I. No. 72 of 1962 ).