Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013
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Number 32 of 2013 | ||
COURTS AND CIVIL LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2013 | ||
CONTENTS | ||
Preliminary and General | ||
Section | ||
Amendment of Rules Relating to Certain Proceedings Heard Otherwise than in Public | ||
4. Amendment of section 39 of Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 | ||
5. Amendment of section 40 of Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 | ||
6. Amendment of Part 3 of Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 | ||
Jurisdiction of District Court and Circuit Court | ||
14. Extension of monetary limit of jurisdiction of Circuit Court | ||
15. Extension of monetary limit of jurisdiction of District Court | ||
21. Amendment of Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 | ||
Amendment of Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961 | ||
22. Amendment of section 1 of Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961 | ||
Juries in Lengthy Trials | ||
Legal Aid and Legal Advice in Relation to Coroners’ Inquests | ||
Bankruptcy | ||
37. Repeal of section 6 of and Schedule 1 to Personal Insolvency Act 2012 | ||
Amendment of Personal Insolvency Act 2012 | ||
Miscellaneous | ||
SCHEDULE | ||
Extension of Monetary Limit of Jurisdiction of Circuit Court | ||
Extension of Monetary Limit of Jurisdiction of District Court | ||
Acts Referred to | ||
Adoption Act 2010 (No. 21) | ||
Air Pollution Act 1987 (No. 6) | ||
Animal Remedies Act 1993 (No. 23) | ||
Attorneys’ and Solicitors’ Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c.28) | ||
Bankruptcy Act 1988 (No. 27) | ||
Broadcasting Act 2009 (No. 18) | ||
Child Care Act 1991 (No. 17) | ||
Children Act 2001 (No. 24) | ||
Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (No. 32) | ||
Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 (No. 31) | ||
Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (No. 24) | ||
Consumer Credit Act 1995 (No. 24) | ||
Coroners Act 1962 (No. 9) | ||
Coroners Acts 1962 and 2005 | ||
Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts 1961 to 2012 | ||
Courts Act 1971 (No. 36) | ||
Courts Act 1981 (No. 11) | ||
Courts Act 1991 (No. 20) | ||
Courts and Court Officers Act 1995 (No. 31) | ||
Courts and Court Officers Act 2002 (No. 15) | ||
Courts of Justice Act 1924 (No. 10) | ||
Courts of Justice Act 1936 (No. 48) | ||
Courts of Justice Act 1947 (No. 20) | ||
Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (No. 11) | ||
Data Protection Act 1988 (No. 25) | ||
Defamation Act 2009 (No. 31) | ||
Defence Act 1954 (No. 18) | ||
Domestic Violence Act 1996 (No. 1) | ||
Dormant Accounts Act 2001 (No. 32) | ||
Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1926 (No. 18) | ||
Family Home Protection Act 1976 (No. 27) | ||
Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 (No. 33) | ||
Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976 (No. 11) | ||
Family Law Act 1981 (No. 22) | ||
Family Law Act 1995 (No. 26) | ||
Finance Act 2001 (No. 7) | ||
Finance Act 2011 (No. 6) | ||
Foreshore (Amendment) Act 1992 (No. 17) | ||
Harbours Act 1996 (No. 11) | ||
Hire-Purchase Acts 1946 and 1960 | ||
Hotel Proprietors Act 1963 (No. 7) | ||
Juries Act 1976 (No. 4) | ||
Legitimacy Act 1931 (No. 13) | ||
Maintenance Act 1994 (No. 28) | ||
Mental Health Act 2001 (No. 25) | ||
Personal Insolvency Act 2012 (No. 44) | ||
Prisons Act 2007 (No. 10) | ||
Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 37) | ||
Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1960 (No. 37) | ||
Status of Children Act 1987 (No. 26) | ||
Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10) | ||
Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 38) | ||
Wildlife Act 1976 (No. 39) | ||
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Number 32 of2013 | ||
COURTS AND CIVIL LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2013 | ||
An Act to amend the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 , the Child Care Act 1991 and the Adoption Act 2010 to allow bona fide representatives of the Press to attend court during proceedings heard otherwise than in public except in certain circumstances; and to provide for the prohibition or restriction of the publication and broadcasting of matters by such representatives in certain circumstances; to amend various enactments for the purpose of increasing the monetary limit of the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court in personal injuries actions and other civil matters; to amend various enactments for the purpose of increasing the monetary limit of the jurisdiction of the District Court in civil matters; to repeal certain provisions of the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002 ; to amend the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961 to increase the number of ordinary judges of the Supreme Court to nine; to amend the Juries Act 1976 to provide for the selection of additional jurors in lengthy criminal trials; to amend the Coroners Act 1962 and the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 to provide for the provision of legal aid or advice, or both, in respect of coroners’ inquests to families of deceased persons in certain circumstances; to amend the Bankruptcy Act 1988 ; to amend the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 ; and to provide for related matters. [24th July, 2013 | ||
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: |