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S.I. No. 217/1976 - District Court Areas (Variation of Days and Hours) (No. 5) Order, 1976.

S.I. No. 217 of 1976.

DISTRICT COURT AREAS (VARIATION OF DAYS AND HOURS) (NO. 5) ORDER, 1976.

I, PATRICK COONEY, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 26 (1) ( f ) of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 (No. 32 of 1953), and after consultation with the President of the District Court, hereby order as follows:—

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Areas (Variation of Days and Hours) (No. 5) Order, 1976.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1976.

2. In this Order "the Principal Order" means the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ).

3. The day and hour for holding the District Court in the district court area of Longwood shall, in lieu of the day and hour specified in column (4) at reference number 192 in the First Schedule to the Principal Order (as amended by the District Court Areas (Variation of Days) Order, 1964 ( S.I. No. 3 of 1964 ), and the District Court Areas (Variation of Days) (No. 2) Order, 1964 ( S.I. No. 175 of 1964 )), be the fourth Thursday in each month at 11.00 a.m.

4. The days and hours for holding the District Court in the district court area of Navan shall, in lieu of the days and hours specified in column (4) at reference number 188 in the First Schedule to, and in column (4) at reference number 161 in the Second Schedule to, the Principal Order (as amended by the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) Order, 1973 ( S.I. No. 334 of 1973 )), be the second and fourth Wednesday in each month at 11.00 a.m., and the first Friday in January, March, May, July, September and November at 11.00 a.m.

5. Business transacted in the District Court which is initiated and is not completed before the commencement of this Order shall be continued and completed as if this Order had been in force at the time at which such business had been initiated.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 21st day of September, 1976.

PATRICK COONEY,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order provides for additional sittings of the District Court in Navan and Longwood, Co. Meath.