S.I. No. 55/2012 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Limerick and Kilmallock) Order 2012.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 2nd March, 2012.

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. (a) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Limerick and Kilmallock) Order 2012.

(b) This Order shall come into operation on 1st March, 2012

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 152 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5)

(b) The substitution at reference 153 for the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the following:

County, Countiesor county borough inwhich district court areais situate (2)	Name of DistrictCourt Area (3)	Places in district court area in which sittings are to be held and days and hours of sittings(4)	Areas comprising district court areas(5)
County and County Borough of Limerick and Counties of Clare and Cork	Limerick	Limerick CityEvery Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and FridayAll sittings at 10.30 a.m.KilmallockFirst Monday, Third Tuesday, First Thursday, First and Third Friday in each month. All sittings at 10.30.am.	The area comprising:—(a) the County Borough of Limerick(b) the Electoral Divisions of Abbeyville, Abington, Ardpatrick, Athlacca, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballylanders, Ballymacshaneboy, Ballynabanogue, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Bilboa, Bruff, Bruree, Bulgaden, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Cahercorney, Caherelly, Cappamore, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Colmanswell, Coolrus, Crean, Darragh, Doon South, Doon West, Dromin, Duntrylague, Emlygrennan, Fedamore, Galbally, Glenbrohane, Glenstal, Grange, Grean, Griston, Hospital, Kilfinnane, Kilflyn, Kilmallock, Kilmurry, Kilpeacon, Kilteely, Knockainy, Knocklong, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Oola, Particles, Rathmore, Riversdale, Rockhill, Roxborough, Templebredon, Tobernea and Uregare in the county of Limerick, (c) the Electoral Divisions of Ballyglass, Cappavilla, Cloghera, and Killenanlea in the county of Clare, and (d) the Electoral Divisions of Ardskeagh, Dromina, Milltown, Newton, Rath Luirc, and Springfort in the county of Cork.

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 135 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5)

(b) The substitution at reference 136 for the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the following:

County, Countiesor county borough inwhich district court areais situate (2)	Name of DistrictCourt Area(3)	Places in district court area in which sittings are to be held and days and hours of sittings(4)	Areas comprising district court areas(5)
County and County Borough of Limerick and Counties of Clare and Cork	Limerick	Limerick CityEvery Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and FridayAll sittings at 10.30 a.m.KilmallockFirst Monday, Third Tuesday, First Thursday, First and Third Friday in each month. All sittings at 10.30.am.	The area comprising:—(a) the County Borough of Limerick(b) the Electoral Divisions of Abbeyville, Abington, Ardpatrick, Athlacca, Ballybricken, Ballycummin, Ballylanders, Ballymacshaneboy, Ballynabanogue, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Bilboa, Bruff, Bruree, Bulgaden, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Cahercorney, Caherelly, Cappamore, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Colmanswell, Coolrus, Crean, Darragh, Doon South, Doon West, Dromin, Duntrylague, Emlygrennan, Fedamore, Galbally, Glenbrohane, Glenstal, Grange, Grean, Griston, Hospital, Kilfinnane, Kilflyn, Kilmallock, Kilmurry, Kilpeacon, Kilteely, Knockainy, Knocklong, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Oola, Particles, Rathmore, Riversdale, Rockhill, Roxborough, Templebredon, Tobernea and Uregare in the county of Limerick, (c) the Electoral Divisions of Ballyglass, Cappavilla, Cloghera, and Killenanlea in the county of Clare, and (d) the Electoral Divisions of Ardskeagh, Dromina, Milltown, Newton, Rath Luirc, and Springfort in the county of Cork.

4. Business transacted in the District Court that is initiated and not completed before 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.

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GIVEN under the Seal of the Courts Service,

24 February 2012.

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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24 February 2012.

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 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This note does not form part of the instrument and is not a legal interpretation.

This order provides for—

(a) The amalgamation of the Electoral Divisions of the District Court Area of Kilmallock with the District Court Area of Limerick City to create a new District Court Area of Limerick

(b) The sittings at the District Court Area of Limerick to be held in Limerick City and Kilmallock exercising its summary and civil jurisdiction to be held on the days shown in column 4 of the order. All sittings at 10.30.am.