S.I. No. 274/2020 - District Court (Days and Hours) (August Sittings) Order 2020

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 4th August, 2020.

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 2019.

2. This Order shall come into operation on 1^st August 2020.

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 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

(1)	(2)	(3)
District Court District	District Court Area in that District in which August sittings (summary jurisdiction) serving that District are held	Days and hours of sittings (where different from the place, days and hours prescribed by the Principal Order for that Area)
District No. 1	Letterkenny	Each Thursday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 2	Donegal	Each Wednesday at 2.30 p.m.
District No. 3	Castlebar	Each Wednesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 4 (Adjacent to Castlerea Prison)	Harristown	Each Friday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 4	Loughrea	Each Friday at 2.30 p.m.
District No. 5	Cavan	Each Friday at 10:30 a.m.
District No. 6	Dundalk	Each Wednesday at 11.00 a.m
District No. 7	Galway	Monday 10^th, 17^th, 24^th and 31^st at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 8	Nenagh	Each Tuesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 9	Mullingar	Each Monday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 10	Trim	Each Tuesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 12	Ennis	Each Thursday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 13	Limerick, (Mulgrave Street)	Each Wednesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 15	Tullamore	Each Thursday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 16	Bray	Each Wednesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 17	Tralee	Each Thursday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 18	Clonakilty	Each Wednesday at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 19	Cork City (Anglesea Street)	Monday 10^th, 17^th, 24^th and 31^st at 10.30 a.m., each Wednesday and each Friday at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 19	Cork City (Washington Street)	Monday 10^th, 17^th, 24^th and 31^st at 14.00 p.m., each Wednesday and each Friday at 14:00 p.m.

District No. 20	Mallow	Each Tuesday at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 21	Clonmel	Monday 10^th, 17^th, 24^th and 31^st at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 22	Kilkenny	Each Tuesday at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 23	Wexford	Monday 10^th, 17^th, 24^th and 31^st at 11.00 a.m.
District No. 24	Waterford	Each Friday at 10.30 a.m.
District No. 25	Naas	Each Thursday at 11.00 a.m.

GIVEN under the Seal of the Courts Service

28 July 2020

COLIN DALY,

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

LINDA MEMERY,

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 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 2020.