S.I. No. 253/2004 - Rules of the Superior Courts (Amendment To Order 118), 2004

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 23rd day of April, 2004
Ronan Keane	Adrian Hardiman
Brian McCracken	Richard Johnson
Tony Hunt	Patrick O'Connor
Noel Rubotham	Matthew Feely

	I concur in the making of the annexed Rules of Court
	Dated this 21st day of May , 2004
	Michael McDowell MINISTER FOR JUSTICE, EQUALITY & LAW
REFORM

S.I. No. 253 of 2004

The Rules of the Superior Courts (Amendment to Order 118), 2004

1. Order 118 of the Rules of the Superior Courts is amended by the substitution for rule 2 thereof of the following rule:-

“2. The vacations to be observed in the Supreme Court and the High Court shall be four in every year, viz.: the Christmas vacation, the Easter vacation, the Whitsun vacation and the Long vacation. The Christmas vacation shall begin on the 24th December and end on the 6th January. The Easter vacation shall begin on the Monday of the week before Easter week and end on the Saturday of Easter week. The Whitsun vacation shall begin on the Friday of the week preceding Whitsun and end on the Saturday of Whitsun Week. The Long vacation shall begin on the 1st August and end on the 30th September.”

2. Order 118 of the Rules of the Superior Courts is amended by the substitution for sub-rule 2 of rule 4 thereof of the following sub-rule:-

“(2) The hours during which such offices are open for public business shall be from half past ten o'clock in the forenoon to half past four o'clock in the afternoon.”

3. These rules shall be construed together with the Rules of the Superior Courts, 1986 to 2004 and may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (Amendment to Order 118), 2004.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note does not form part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Rules amend order 118 of the Rules of the Superior Courts 1986 and have the effect of extending opening hours of the Public offices of the High and Supreme Courts to a uniform time of 4.30 pm throughout the year.