S.I. No. 177/2008 - District Court (Days and Hours) (August Sittings) Order 2008

S.I. No. 177 of 2008

DISTRICT COURT (DAYS AND HOURS) (AUGUST SITTINGS) ORDER 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th June, 2008.

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. This Order may be cited as the District Court (Days and Hours) (August Sittings) Order 2008.

2. This Order shall come into operation on 30th July 2008.

3. Sittings for the purposes of Article 5(b) of the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order 1970 ( S.I. No. 161 of 1970 ) shall be held during the month of August in and for each District Court area referred to in column (2) of the table to this Order (in each case serving the relevant District Court district mentioned in column (1) of the table immediately opposite such reference). Where such sittings are not held on such days, and at such hours and at the place for the time being fixed for sittings of the District Court for the purpose of transacting the business of the District Court exercising its summary jurisdiction in such District Court area by the District Court (Areas) Order 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 )(as amended)(the “Principal Order”), such sittings shall be held on such days, and at such hours and at the place referred to in column (3) of the table immediately opposite the District Court area referred to in column (2).

4. 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.

TABLE

District Court District (1)	District Court Area in that District in which August sittings (summary jurisdiction) serving that District are held(2)	Place in District Court Area in which August sittings (summary jurisdiction) serving that District are held and days and hours of sittings (where different from the place, days and hours prescribed by the Principal Order for that Area)(3)
District No. 1	Donegal	Donegal — each Thursday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 2	Sligo	Sligo — each Wednesday at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 3	Castlebar	Castlebar — each Wednesday at 2.30 p.m.
District No. 4	Harristown	Harristown — each Friday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 4	Carrick on Shannon	Carrick-on-Shannon — each Friday at 2.00.p.m.
District No. 5	Cavan	Cavan — each Friday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 6	Dundalk	Dundalk — each Thursday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 7	Galway	Galway — each Tuesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 8	Athlone	Athlone — each Friday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 9	Tullamore	Tullamore — each Monday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 10	Trim	Trim — each Friday at 3.00 p.m.
District No. 12	Ennis	Ennis — each Monday at 12.00 Noon
District No. 13	Listowel	Listowel — each Thursday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 14	Limerick	Limerick — each Wednesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 15	Portlaoise	Portlaoise — each Monday at 2.00 p.m.
District No. 16	Bray	Bray — each Wednesday at 10.30. a.m.
District No. 17	Tralee	Tralee — each Thursday at 2.00 p.m.
District No. 18	Clonakilty	Clonakilty — each Thursday at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 19	Cork	Cork — each Monday, each Wednesday and each Friday at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 20	Mallow	Mallow — each Tuesday at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 21	Clonmel	Clonmel — each Tuesday at 3.00 p.m.
District No. 22	Carlow	Carlow — each Tuesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 23	Wexford	Wexford — each Wednesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 24	Waterford	Waterford — each Tuesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 25	Naas	Naas — each Thursday at 11.00 a.m.

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GIVEN under the Seal of the Courts Service,

10 June 2008

MIRIAM MALONE.

Member of the Board of the Courts Service authorised to sign documents under the Seal of the Courts Service.

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MIRIAM O'FLANAGAN

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 .

Dated:

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This order fixes the District Court area within each District Court district in which sittings will be held for the purpose of transacting the business of the District Court exercising its summary jurisdiction during the month of August in each year, as specified by Article 5(b) of the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order 1970 ( S.I. No. 161 of 1970 ) as amended by the District Court Areas (Amendment) (August Sittings) Order 2008 ( S.I. No. 121 of 2008 ).

Where the days, hours and places of such sittings are not separately fixed by this Order (in column (3) of the Table), they shall be as fixed for sittings of the District Court exercising its summary jurisdiction by the District Court (Areas) Order 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ).