S.I. No. 174/1976:

DISTRICT COURT AREAS (VARIATION OF HOURS) (No. 1) ORDER, 1976.

DISTRICT COURT AREAS (VARIATION OF HOURS) (No. 1) ORDER, 1976.

I, PATRICK COONEY, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 26 (1) ( f ) of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 (No. 32 of 1953), and after consultation with the President of the District Court, hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the District Court Areas (Variation of Hours) (No. 1) Order, 1976.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1976.

2. The hour for holding the District Court in the district court area of Sneem shall, in lieu of the hour specified in column (4) at reference number 116 in the First Schedule and in column (4) at reference number 101 in the Second Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ), be 11.00 a.m.

3. The hour for holding the District Court in the district court area of Waterville shall, in lieu of the hour specified in column (4) at reference number 119 in the First Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961, be 11.00 a.m.

4. Business transacted in the District Court which is initiated and is 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 my Official Seal, this 28th day of July, 1976.

PATRICK COONEY,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order alters the existing provisions with regard to the commencement time of sittings of the District Court in Sneem and Waterville.