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Article 4 Directions as to holding of courts

Northern Ireland

TheF1Lord Chief Justice may give directions as to—

(a)

the places at which county courts are to be held;

(b)

the number of ordinary sittings of county courts which are to be held each year;

(c)

the ordinary hours of sitting of county courts;

F2(d)

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(e)

the cancellation of any sitting of a county court for which provision has been made under this Order where there is no, or insufficient, business to be transacted at that sitting; and

(f)

such other incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary matters as appear to theF3Lord Chief Justice to be necessary or proper.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in art. 4 substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 51; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 12(a)

F2

Art. 4(d) repealed (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 80(3), Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k)(m) (with art. 3)

F3

Words in art. 4(f) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 51; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 12(a)