Rule 2 Interpretation

In these Rules, the expression—

• F1“administrative court division” means an area specified as such in directions issued by the Department of Justice under section 2 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015;

• [^f1 “controller” means a person appointed as controller for a patient under Article 101 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;]

• “Court Funds Rules” means rules made by the Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Treasury, under section 82 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978;

• [^f2 . . .]

• “enactment” mean a statute or statutory instrument made under a statute, by whatsoever Parliament passed or by whomsoever made, for the time being in force in Northern Ireland;

• [^f3 . . .]

• “folio” means seventy-two words, each single figure being reckoned as a word;

• [ “patient” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 2(2) of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;]

• “statutory instrument” includes an Order in Council, order or warrant (other than an order made or a warrant issued by a court), scheme, rule, regulation or bye-law;

• “the Order” means the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980;

• “the Crown Proceedings Act” means the Crown Proceedings Act 1947^f4 as extended to Northern Ireland by the [^f5 Crown Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1981^f6.]

References in these Rules to service by registered post (however expressed) shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including references to service by means of the recorded delivery service.

In these Rules “decimal currency” means the new currency provided for by the Decimal Currency Act 1967^f7 and where it is necessary for the purposes of these Rules to calculate the amount in decimal currency corresponding to an amount in shillings and pence, the calculation shall be made in accordance with Schedule 1 to the Decimal Currency Act 1969^f8.