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S.I. No. 388 of 2000.

DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS AND AREAS (AMENDMENT) AND VARIATION OF DAYS (PORTUMNA AND WOODFORD) ORDER, 2000.

S.I. No. 388 of 2000.

DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS AND AREAS (AMENDMENT) AND VARIATION OF DAYS (PORTUMNA AND WOODFORD) 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 ), 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 (Portumna and Woodford) Order, 2000.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 1st January, 2001.

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 103 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5),

and

(b) the substitution at reference number 99 for the matter in columns (4) and (5) of the following:

“

”.

3. The Second Schedule to the District Court (Areas) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1961 ) is hereby amended by--

(a) the deletion at reference number 91 of the matter in columns (2), (3), (4) and (5),

and

(b) the substitution at reference number 87 for the matter in columns (4) and (5) of the following:

“

”.

4. 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 8 by--

(a) the substitution of “and Portumna” for “, Portumna and Woodford”,

and

(b) the substitution of “and 99” for “, 99 and 103”.

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.

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 Court Area of Woodford with the District Court Area of Portumna and also provides for the holding of the District Court exercising its summary and civil jurisdiction for the District Electoral Divisions of

(a) Abbeyville, Ballyglass, Ballynagar, Coos, Drumkeary, Drummin, Loughatorick, Marblehill, Woodford, Killimor (Portumna), Kilmalinoge, Moat, Pallas, Portumna, Tiranascragh and Tynagh in the county of Galway

and

(b) the District Electoral Division of Lorrha West in the county of Tipperary (North Riding) in Portumna District Court on the third Thursday of each month at 10.30 a.m.