S.I. No. 168/1964:

THE RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (No. 4), 1964

THE RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (No. 4), 1964

We, the Superior Courts Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , section 67, and reconstituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 , section 15, 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, and the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 , section 14), and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby make the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 29th day of June, 1964.

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

Dated this 6th day of July, 1964.

Charles J. Haughey

Minister for Justice.

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (NO. 4), 1964

1. In Order 104, Rule 1, the words " the Hilary Sittings shall begin on the 11th January and end on the Saturday of the week preceding the Easter vacation " shall be deleted and the words " the Hilary sittings shall begin on the 11th January and end on the Friday of the week preceding the Easter vacation " shall be substituted therefor.

2. Order 104, Rule 4, shall be deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:--

" 4 (1) The several offices of the Supreme Court and of the High Court shall be open for public business on every day of the year except Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Day and the seven next following days, St. Patrick's Day, Good Friday, Monday and Tuesday in Easter Week, Whit Monday, the first Monday in August, and the days duly appointed to be observed as public holidays in public offices.

(2) The hours during which such offices are open for public business shall be as follows:--

(a) during the sittings, from half past ten o'clock in the forenoon to half past four o'clock in the afternoon ;

(b) during the Long vacation, from half past ten o'clock in the forenoon to one o'clock in the afternoon ;

(c) during other vacations, from half past ten o'clock in the forenoon to two o'clock in the afternoon."

3. In Order 107, Rule 5 (1), the words " or on Saturdays " shall be deleted.

4.--(1) In Order 79, Rule 84, the word " Saturdays " shall be inserted immediately before the word " Sundays".

(2) In Order 108, Rules 2 and 3, the word " Saturday " shall be inserted immediately before the word " Sunday".

5. These Rules shall be construed together with the Rules of the Superior Courts and may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 4), 1964.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Rules amend the Rules of the Superior Courts ( S.I. No. 72 of 1962 ) prescribing the days on which the several offices attached to the Superior Courts shall be open for public business and provide, in particular, for the closing of these offices on Saturdays. They also prescribe the hours during which the offices shall be open for public business.