# Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, Section 23: Declaratory judgments.


(1) No action or other proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a merely declaratory judgment or order is sought thereby.
(2) The High Court may make binding declarations of right in any action or other proceeding whether or not any consequential relief is or could be claimed therein.
(3) Notwithstanding that the events on which a right depends may not have occurred, the High Court may in its discretion make a binding declaration of right if it is satisfied that—
(a) the question for decision involves a point of general public importance or that it would in the circumstances be unjust or inconvenient to withhold the declaration; and
(b) the interests of persons not parties to the proceedings would not be unjustly prejudiced by the declaration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/23/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicature-northern-ireland-act-1978/section-23
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