Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th August, 2016. | ||
We, the Circuit Court Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of section 69 of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , by virtue of the powers conferred on 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 and Equality, make the annexed Rules of Court. | ||
Dated this 7th day of June 2016. | ||
(Signed): Raymond Groarke | ||
(Chairman of the Circuit Court Rules Committee) | ||
Alison Lindsay | ||
Sarah Berkeley | ||
David Dodd | ||
Fiona Duffy Coady | ||
Keith Walsh | ||
Ronan Boylan | ||
Rita Considine | ||
Noel Rubotham | ||
I concur in the making of the above Rules of Court. | ||
Dated this 22nd day of July 2016 | ||
Signed: FRANCES FITZGERALD, | ||
Minister for Justice and Equality. | ||
.I. No. 433 of 2016 | ||
CIRCUIT COURT RULES (JUDGES’ ROBES) 2016 | ||
1. These Rules, which may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules (Judges’ Robes) 2016, shall come into operation on the 3 day of October 2016. | ||
2. These Rules shall be construed together with the Circuit Court Rules 2001 to 2016. | ||
3. The Circuit Court Rules 2001 to 2016 as amended by these Rules may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules 2001 to 2016. | ||
4. Order 3 of the Circuit Court Rules is amended by the substitution for Rule 1 of the following rule: | ||
“1.(1) Save as otherwise provided by Statute or these Rules, and subject to sub-rules (2) to (4), the official attire which shall be worn by the Judges during the sittings of the Court shall be as follows: | ||
(a) a black coat and vest of uniform nature and material, of the kind heretofore worn by Senior Counsel and a black gown of uniform make and white bands as heretofore worn or | ||
(b) a black gown of uniform nature and material with sleeves bearing dark red double ribbon banding and a single white neck tab. | ||
(2) A Judge shall not be required to wear a wig of a ceremonial type during such sittings. | ||
(3) The official attire which shall be worn during such sittings by a Judge appointed to the Court after the coming into operation of sub-rule (1) and this sub-rule shall be that specified in paragraph (b) of sub-rule (1). | ||
(4) In proceedings to which Order 59 or Order 59A apply, the Judges shall during the sittings of the Court wear white bands or a single white neck tab.” | ||
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EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This does not form part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Rules amend Order 3 of the Circuit Court Rules to provide for new official attire for the judges of the Circuit Court. |