Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Rules shall be cited as the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2016 and shall come into operation on the same day as section 1 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015(1).
(2) In these Rules—
(a)“the principal Rules” means the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980(2); and
(b)a reference to an Order, rule, Appendix or Form is a reference to that Order, rule, Appendix or Form so numbered in the principal Rules.
Amendments to the principal Rules
2. The principal Rules are amended as follows—
(1) In Order 95—
(a)in rule 5(1), omit “of a county court division”; and
(b)in rule 6(1), omit “of a county court”.
(2) In Order 105—
(a)in rule 11(4), omit “acting for the petty sessions district in which the defendant appears to be”; and
(b)in rule 15(3)(b), omit “acting for the petty sessions district in which the order was made”.
(3) In Order 107, in rule 1, for the definition of “district” substitute—
““district” means a local government district within the meaning of Article 2 of and Schedule 1 to the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012(3); and”.
(4) In Order 118, in rule 10(12)(a), omit “for the petty sessions district for which that court sits”.
(5) In Appendix A—
(a)in Form 37, in the heading, omit the words “for the ….of….”;
(b)in Forms 42 and 43, for “for the County Court Division of …..”, substitute “at…”; and
(c)in Forms 50, 51, 52, 53 and 54, in each place where it occurs—
(i)omit “petty sessions”; and
(ii)for “area” substitute “district”.
Declan Morgan
R Weatherup
Gerald McAlinden
Peter Campbell
Ian Wimpress
Dated 4th July 2016
In the exercise of the powers conferred by section 55A(3) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, I allow these Rules.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 19th July 2016
Claire Sugden
Minister of Justice