S.I. No. 190/1978:

CIRCUIT COURT RULES (NO. 3), 1978.

CIRCUIT COURT RULES (NO. 3), 1978.

We, the Circuit Court Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of Section 69 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 and section 12 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1947 , by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by Section 66 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 , and Section 70 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , (as applied by Section 48 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 ) and Section 27 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, make the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 10th day of April, 1978.

Thomas J. Neylon

P. Noel Ryan

T.F. Roe

Michael T. Neary

Secretary.

I concur in making of the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 4th day of July, 1978.

GERARD COLLINS,

Minister for Justice.

These Rules which may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules (No. 3) of 1978 shall come into operation on the 4th day of July, 1978. The Rule referred to herein as being revoked is that contained in the Circuit Court Rules, 1950.

1. In Order 59, Rule 2 shall be revoked and the following Rule substituted therefor:--

"Size of documents for service or filing.

2. All documents and forms for filing in the Office, or for service in connection with proceedings in the Court, with the exception of accounts, maps and plans shall be written, printed or typewritten on paper measuring 210 millimetres by 297 millimetres. All documents intended for filing shall be properly indorsed with the short title of the proceeding upon a page left blank for that purpose".

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Rules provide that all documents and forms for filing in the Circuit Court Office, or for service in connection with proceedings in the Court, with the exception of accounts, maps and plans, shall be in the metric measurements prescribed.