The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.  These Rules may be cited as the County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011 and shall come into operation on 25th March 2011.

2.  In these Rules, a reference to an Order, rule, Appendix or Form is a reference to that Order, rule, Appendix or Form so numbered in the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981(1).

Amendments to the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981

3.  The County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 are amended as follows:—

(1) In Order 14—

(a) after the heading, insert—

“PART 1

GENERAL”;

(b) after rule 11, insert the new rules set out in Schedule 1.

(2) In Order 40, after rule 17, insert the new rules set out in Schedule 2.

The undersigned members of the County Court Rules Committee certify these Rules and submit them to the Department of Justice.

T.A Burgess

A E Wells

Barry Valentine

Dorcas Crawford

B.J Stewart

Dated 22nd February 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 47(4) of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 and after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, I allow these Rules which shall come into operation on 25th March 2011.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 24th February 2011

David Ford

Minister of Justice