SCHEDULE 1The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980

ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS

ORDER 50FUNDS IN COURT: STOP ORDER

Funds in court: stop order

1

1

The Court, on the application of any person—

a

who has a mortgage or charge on the interest of any person in funds in court, or

b

to whom that interest has been assigned

may make an order prohibiting the transfer, sale, delivery out, payment or other dealing with such funds, or any part thereof, or the income thereon, without notice to the applicant.

2

An application for an order under this rule must be made by summons in the cause or matter relating to the funds in court, or, if there is no such cause or matter, by originating summons.

3

The summons must be served on every person whose interest may be affected by the order applied for and on the Accountant General but shall not be served on any other person.

4

Without prejudice to the Court's powers and discretion as to costs, the Court may order the applicant for an order under this rule to pay the costs of any party to the cause or matter relating to the funds in question, or of any person interested in those funds, occasioned by the application.

[E.r 10]