Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th August, 2019.

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 following Rules of Court.

Dated this 14^th day of .March, 2019.

George Birmingham

Elizabeth Dunne

Michael Peart

Teresa Pilkington

Stuart Gilhooly

Noel Rubotham

John Mahon

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

Dated this 1^st day of August 2019

CHARLES FLANAGAN,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

1. (1) These Rules, which may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (Special Care of Children) 2019, shall come into operation on the 2^nd day of September 2019.

(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 2019.

2. The Rules of the Superior Courts are amended by the deletion from Order 65A of rule 13.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Rules are amended by the deletion from Order 65A of rule 13.