S.I. No. 420/2000 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Shillelagh and Gorey) Order, 2000.

The Courts Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 26 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 (No. 32 of 1953), as amended by section 43 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 (No. 39 of 1961), section 16 of the Courts Act, 1971 ( no. 36 of 1971 ) and section 29 of the Courts Service Act, 1998 (No. 8 of 1998) and after consultation with the President of the District Court, hereby orders as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Shillelagh and Gorey) Order, 2000.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 1st January, 2001.

2. The First Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ), is hereby amended by—

(a) the deletion at reference number 266 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5), and

(b) the substitution at reference number 257 for the matter in columns (4) and (5) of the following:

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Gorey—

First Thursday in January, March, May, July, October and December at 10.30 a.m.

Second Thursday and Fourth Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

The area comprising—

(a) the District Electoral Divisions of Ardamine, Ballycanew, Ballygarrett, Ballylarkin, Ballymore, Ballynestragh, Ballyoughter, Cahore, Coolgreany, Courtown, Ford, Gorey Rural, Gorey Urban, Huntingtown, Kilcomb, Kilgorman, Killenagh, Killincooly, Kilnahue, Limerick, Monamolin, Monaseed, Rossminoge, Wells, Wingfield, Ballyellis and Ballybeg in the county of Wexford, and

(b) the District Electoral Divisions of Aghowle, Ballingate, Ballinglen, Ballybeg, Carnew, Coolattin, Coolboy, Cronelea, Kilballyowen, Killinure, Kilpipe, Money, Shillelagh and Tinahely in the county of Wicklow.

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3. The Second Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ), is hereby amended by—

(a) The deletion at reference number 226 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5), and

(b) the substitution at reference number 218 for the matter in columns (4) and (5) of the following:

“

Gorey—

First Thursday in January, March, May, July, October and December at 10.30 a.m. Second Thursday and Fourth Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

Second Thursday and Fourth Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

The area comprising—

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4. The Schedule to the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 161 of 1970 ), is hereby amended at reference number 23 in column (4) by the deletion of “Shillelagh,” and “266,”.

5. Business transacted in the District Court that is initiated and 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 the Seal of the Courts Service, this 14th day of December, 2000.
	PETER SMITHWICK,
	Member of the Board of the Courts Service authorised to sign documents under the Seal of the Courts Service.
	MARIE RYAN,
	Officer of the Courts Service designated for the purpose of authenticating the Seal of the Courts Service, pursuant to section 10 of the Courts Service Act, 1998 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This order provides for the amalgamation of the District Court Area of Shillelagh with the District Court area of Gorey and provides for the holding of sittings of Gorey District Court on the Second Thursday and the Fourth Friday in each month at 10.30 a.m. and on the First Thursday in January, March, May, July, October and December at 10.30 a.m.