Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 2nd January, 2015.

We, the Superior Courts Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , section 67, by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by The Courts of Justice Act 1924 , section 36, and the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , section 68 (as applied by the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 , section 48), the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 , section 14, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby make the following Rules of Court.

Dated this 13th day of November 2014.

Susan Denham

Sean Ryan

Donal O’Donnell

Michael Peart

Paul McGarry

Stuart Gilhooly

Michael Kavanagh

Mary Cummins

Noel Rubotham

John Mahon

I concur in the making of the following Rules of Court.

Dated this 18th day of December, 2014.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

S.I. No. 600 of 2014

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (ORDER 76) 2014

1. (1) These Rules, which may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (Order 76) 2014, shall come into operation on the 31st day of December, 2014.

(2) These Rules shall be construed together with the Rules of the Superior Courts.

(3) The Rules of the Superior Courts as amended by these Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts 1986 to 2014.

2. Order 76, rule 29(1) of the Rules of the Superior Courts is amended by the substitution therein, for "€650", of "€200".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Rules amend Order 76, rule 29(1) of the Rules of the Superior Courts to reduce from €650 to €200 the amount required to be deposited by a creditor or debtor with the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy when presenting a bankruptcy petition.