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Number 15 of 2002

COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS ACT, 2002

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title, commencement, construction and collective citation.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Repeals.

PART 2

Qualification of Judges

4.	Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1961.
5.	Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1961.
6.	Periods of practice as barrister and solicitor reckonable.
7.	Amendment of section 14 of Law Reform Commission Act, 1975.

PART 3

Judicial Appointments

8.	Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1995.
9.	Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1995.
10.	Vacation of certain offices before appointment to judicial office.
11.	Annual Report of Judicial Appointments Advisory Board.
12.	Completion of partly heard cases by judge appointed to higher court.

PART 4

Circuit Court and District Court

13.	Extension of jurisdiction of Circuit Court.
14.	Extension of jurisdiction of District Court.
15.	Amendment of Third Schedule to Act of 1961.
16.	Amendment of section 115 of Finance Act, 1993.
17.	Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1981.
18.	Amendment of section 15(2) of Act of 1991.
19.	Extension of jurisdiction of Circuit Court and District Court under section 21A of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976.
20.	Extension of jurisdiction of Circuit Court and District Court under section 23 of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976.
21.	Extension of jurisdiction of Circuit Court and District Court under Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964.
22.	Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 1995.
23.	Amendment of section 9 of Court Officers Act, 1945.
24.	Amendment of section 79 of Courts of Justice Act, 1924.
25.	Amendment of section 7(6) of Courts Act, 1964.
26.	Number of ordinary judges of Circuit Court.
27.	Number of judges of District Court.

PART 5

Miscellaneous

28.	Number of ordinary judges of High Court.
29.	Amendment in specified case of Part I of Second Schedule to Act of 1961.
30.	Interest on costs, charges or expenses of certain judgments, orders or decrees.
31.	Amendment of section 7(8)(c) of Courts of Justice and Court Officers (Superannuation) Act, 1961.
32.	Amendment of section 4(2) of Charities Act, 1973.
33.	Amendment of Bail Act, 1997.
34.	Amendment of section 61(3)(h) of Bankruptcy Act, 1988.
35.	Attorney General to be member of committees on rules of court.
36.	Appointment of persons to act in place of certain members of committees on rules of court.
37.	Amendment of section 9 of Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments Act, 1998.
38.	Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1998.
39.	Authentication of certain orders and other instruments made by Courts Service.
40.	Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1998.
41.	Delegation of performance of functions of Board of Courts Service.
42.	Amendment of section 15 of Act of 1998.
43.	Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1998.
44.	Amendment of Act of 1998.
45.	Performance of function under section 44(2) of Act of 1936.
46.	Register of reserved judgments.

SCHEDULE 1

Enactments Repealed

SCHEDULE 2

PART 1

Extension of Monetary Limit of Jurisdiction of Circuit Court

PART 2

Extension of Monetary Limit of Jurisdiction of District Court

Acts Referred to
	Air Pollution Act, 1987	1987, No. 6
	Animal Remedies Act, 1993	1993, No. 23
	Attorneys' and Solicitors' Act, 1870	33 & 34 Vict., c. 28
	Bail Act, 1997	1997, No. 16
	Bankruptcy Act, 1988	1988, No. 27
	Charities Act, 1961	1961, No. 17
	Charities Act, 1973	1973, No. 13
	Court Officers Act, 1945	1945, No. 25
	Court Officers Acts, 1926 to 1999
	Courts Act, 1964	1964, No. 11
	Courts Act, 1981	1981, No. 11
	Courts Act, 1991	1991, No. 20
	Courts Act, 1996	1996, No. 26
	Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995	1995, No. 31
	Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act, 1961	1961, No. 38
	Courts (No. 2) Act, 1991	1991, No. 21
	Courts (No. 2) Act, 1997	1997, No. 43
	Courts of Justice Act, 1924	1924, No. 10
	Courts of Justice Act, 1936	1936, No. 48
	Courts of Justice and Court Officers (Superannuation) Act, 1961	1961, No. 16
	Courts Service Act, 1998	1998, No. 8
	Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961	1961, No. 39
	Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 2000
	Debtors (Ireland) Act, 1840	3 & 4 Vict., c. 105
	Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926	1926, No. 18
	Family Home Protection Act, 1976	1976, No. 27
	Family Law Act, 1981	1981, No. 22
	Family Law Act, 1995	1995, No. 26
	Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976	1976, No. 11
	Finance Act, 1993	1993, No. 13
	Finance Act, 1995	1995, No. 8
	Finance Act, 2001	2001, No. 7
	Foreshore (Amendment) Act, 1992	1992, No. 17
	Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964	1964, No. 7
	Harbours Act, 1996	1996, No. 11
	Hotel Proprietors Act, 1963	1963, No. 7
	International War Crimes Tribunals Act, 1998	1998, No. 40
	Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments Act, 1998	1998, No. 52
	Law Reform Commission Act, 1975	1975, No. 3
	Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977	1977, No. 1
	Planning and Development Act, 2000	2000, No. 30
	Registration of Title Act, 1964	1964, No. 16
	Status of Children Act, 1987	1987, No. 26
	Waste Management Act, 1996	1996, No. 10
	Wildlife Act, 1976	1976, No. 39
	Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000	2000, No. 38

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Number 15 of 2002

COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS ACT, 2002

AN ACT TO AMEND THE DEBTORS (IRELAND) ACT, 1840, THE COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT, 1924, THE COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT, 1936, THE COURT OFFICERS ACT, 1945, THE COURTS OF JUSTICE AND COURT OFFICERS (SUPERANNUATION) ACT, 1961, THE COURTS (ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION) ACT, 1961, THE COURTS (SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1961, THE GUARDIANSHIP OF INFANTS ACT, 1964, THE COURTS ACT, 1964, THE CHARITIES ACT, 1973, THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION ACT, 1975, THE FAMILY LAW (MAINTENANCE OF SPOUSES AND CHILDREN) ACT, 1976, THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1988, THE COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS ACT, 1995, THE BAIL ACT, 1997, THE COURTS SERVICE ACT, 1998, THE JURISDICTION OF COURTS AND ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS ACT, 1998, TO AMEND VARIOUS ENACTMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE MONETARY LIMIT OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, AND OF THE DISTRICT COURT, IN CIVIL MATTERS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A REGISTER TO BE KNOWN AS THE REGISTER OF RESERVED JUDGMENTS, TO REPEAL CERTAIN ENACTMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [10th April, 2002]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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