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S.I. No. 374/2003 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Collooney, Sligo, Ballymote and Riverstown) Order, 2003

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S.I. No. 374/2003 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Collooney, Sligo, Ballymote and Riverstown) Order, 2003
The Courts Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 26 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 (No. 32 of 1953), as amended by section 43 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 (No. 39 of 1961), section 16 of the Courts Act, 1971 (No. 36 of 1971) and section 29 of the Courts Service Act 1998 (No. 8 of 1998) and after consultation with the President of the District Court, hereby orders as follows:

1.       (a)      This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days and Hours (Collooney, Sligo Ballymote and Riverstown) Order, 2003.
(b)      This Order shall come into operation on 1st September, 2003.

2.       The First Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ), is hereby amended by -
(a)    the deletion at reference number 217 of the matter in columns (2) (3), (4) and (5),
(b)    the substitution at reference number 223 for the matter in columns (4) and (5) of the following:

Sligo -

 

Third Wednesday in each month at 10.30 a.m.

 

First, Second, Third and Fifth Thursday in each month at 10.30 a.m.
The area comprising -

(a) the borough of Sligo, and

(b) the District Electoral Divisions of Annagh, Ballintogher East Ballintogher West, Ballysadare East Ballysadare West, Calry, Carney Collooney, Drumcliff East, Drumcliff West, Glencar, Kilmacowen and Knocknaree in the county of Sligo.
”,
(c)    the substitution at reference number 216 for the matter in column 5 of the following:

The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Aghanagh Ballymote, Bricklieve, Carrickbanagher, Carrownaskeagh Cloonoghill, Coolaney, Cuilmore, Drumrat, Kilshalvy, Owenmore Temple, Templevanny and Toomour in the county of Sligo.
”,
and
(d)    the substitution at reference number 221 for the matter in column (5) of the following:

The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Ballynakill, Drumcolumb, Drumfin Lakeview, Lisconny and Riverstown in the county of Sligo.
”,

3.       The Second Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ), is hereby amended by—
(a)    thedeletion at reference number 1 86 of the matter in columns (2) (3), (4) and (5),
(b)    the substitution at reference number 192 for the matter in column (5) of the following:

The area comprising-
(a) the borough of Sligo, and
(b) the District Electoral Divisions of Annagh,
Ballintogher East, Ballintogher West,
Ballysadare East, Ballysadare West, Calry,
Carney, Collooney, Drumcliff East, Drumcliff
West, Glencar, Kilmacowen and Knocknaree
in the county of Sligo.
”,
(c)    the substitution at reference number 185 for the matter in column 5 of the following:

The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Aghanagh Ballymote, Bricklieve, Carrickbanagher, Carrownaskeagh Cloonoghill, Coolaney, Cuilmore, Drumrat, Kilshalvy, Owenmore Temple, Templevanny and Toomour in the county of Sligo.
”,
and
(d)    the substitution at reference number 190 for the matter in column (5) of the following:

The area comprising the District Electoral Divisions of Ballynakill, Drumcolumb, Drumfin Lakeview, Lisconny and Riverstown in the county of Sligo.
”,

4.       The Schedule to the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 161 of 1970 ), is hereby amended at reference number 2 in column (4 by the deletion of “Collooney,” and “217,”.

5.       Business transacted in the District Court that is initiated and not completed before the commencement of this Order shall be continued and completed as if this Order had been in force at the time at which such business had been initiated.
GIVEN under the Seal of the Courts Service,

20th August, 2003               
David Anderson

Member of the Boar d of the Courts Service authorised to sign documents under the Seal of the Courts Service.
Brendan Ryan

Officer of the Courts Service designated for the purpose of authenticating the Seal of the Courts Service, pursuant to section 10 of the Courts Service Act, 1998 .
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This note does not form part of the instrument and is not a legal interpretation.
This order provides for —
(a)  The amalgamation of the District Electoral Divisions of the District Court Area of Collooney (except for the Electoral Divisions of Carrownaskeagh, Coolaney and Lisconny) into the District Court Area of Sligo.
(b)  The variation of the days on which the District Court exercising its summary jurisdiction at Sligo is held to the third Wednesday and the first, second, third and fifth Thursday in each month at 10.30 a.m.
(c)  The incorporation of the District Electoral Divisions of Carrownaskeagh and Coolaney into the District Court Area of Ballymote,
(d)  The incorporation of the District Electoral Division of Lisconny into the District Court Area of Riverstown.