S.I. No. 245/2000 - District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (Kilkelly and Ballyhaunis) Order 2000.
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), and 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. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Districts and Areas (Amendment) and Variation of Days (Kilkelly and Ballyhaunis) Order, 2000.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of August, 2000.
2. The First Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ) is hereby amended by—
(a) the deletion of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) (as amended by District Court Areas (Variation of Days and Hours) (No. 1) Order, 1996 ( S.I. No. 8 of 1996 ), and (5) at reference number 182, and
(b) The substitution for the matter in column (5) at reference number 175 of the following:
“The area comprising—
(a) the District Electoral Divisions of Aghamore, Ballyhaunis, Bekan, Coolnaha, Course, Culnacleha, Kilkelly, Knock South, Loughanboy and Urlaur in the county of Mayo, and
(b) the District Electoral Division of Kiltullagh in the county of Roscommon.”
3. The Schedule to the District Court Areas (Amendment) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 161 of 1970 ), is hereby amended in column (4) at reference number 4 by the deletion of—
(a) “Kilkelly”, and
(b) “182”,.
4. 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, 28th day of July, 2000.
PETER SMITHWICK,
Member of the Board of the Courts Service authorised to sign documents under the Seal of the Courts Service.
MARIE 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 (No. 8 of 1998).
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order provides for the amalgamation of the District Electoral Divisions of Aghamore, Kilkelly and Urlaur in the county of Mayo, comprising the District Court Area of Kilkelly with the District Court area of Ballyhaunis.