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2002 No. 159

MAGISTRATES' COURTS

The Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2002

  Made 19th April 2002 
  Coming into operation 20th May 2002 

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 13 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981[1], and section 48 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982[2], on the advice of the Magistrates' Courts Rules Committee and after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
     1. These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 20th May 2002.

    
2. In these Rules a reference to a rule by number alone is a reference to the rule so numbered in the Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1986[3].

Amendments to the Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1986
     3. In rule 3 after the words "the 1982 Act" insert the words "and the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001[4]".

     4. In rule 4 - 

     5. In rule 5 after the words "the 1968 Convention", where they first occur, insert the words "or under Article 43 of the Regulation".

    
6. In rule 7 after the words "a Contracting State" insert the words "or a Regulation State".

    
7. In rule 8(1) and rule 9 after the word "Convention" insert the words "or under Article 53 of the Regulation, as appropriate".

    
8. In rule 10 - 

     9. In rule 11 - 

     10. In rule 12 - 

     11. In rule 13 - 

     12. In rule 14 - 


Irvine of Lairg,
C.

Dated 19th April 2002



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules.)


These Rules amend the Magistrates' Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1986 (S.R. 1986 No. 359). The amendments are needed in consequence of the coming into force on 1st March 2002 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22nd December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. This Regulation applies to all Member States except Denmark. The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3929), which, for the most part, will also come into force on 1st March 2002, makes the main legislative changes needed in respect of the Regulation.


Notes:

[1] S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)back

[2] 1982 c. 27. Section 48 was amended by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3929)back

[3] S.R. 1986 No. 359back

[4] S.I. 2001/3929back



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Prepared 11 June 2002


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