Magistrates' Courts (Declarations of Parentage) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2002

Interpretation

3.  In these Rules—

(a) “the Allocation Order” means the Declarations of Parentage (Allocation of Proceedings) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002(1);

(b) “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday which is, or is to be observed as, a bank holiday in Northern Ireland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(2);

(c) “document exchange” means any document exchange for the time being approved by the Lord Chancellor;

(d) “family care centre” shall be construed in accordance with Article 3 of the Allocation Order;

(e) “file” means deposit with the clerk of petty sessions;

(f) “first class post” means first-class post which has been pre-paid or in respect of which pre-payment is not required;

(g) “the Order” means the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(3);

(h) “parties” means the applicant and respondent; and

(i) any reference to a Form is a reference to the Form in the Schedule to these Rules.

(1)

S.R. 2002 No. 119

(2)

1971 c. 80

(3)

S.I. 1989/677 (N.I. 4)